The Senate appears poised to advance a bill that would expand the federal government's mandate to detain immigrants who are ...

The GOP-led Laken Riley Act defeated the legislative filibuster on Thursday, effectively ensuring it will pass and become law ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said the purpose of crossing the aisle to vote on legislation that he and most Democrats opposed in its current form was so it could hopefully be amended ...

Congressional Republicans campaigned on border security last year. So it should be of little surprise that their initial legislative action of 2025 focused on illegal immigration and tightening up the ...

Congress’ first bill of the year could foreshadow how much political reality may affect the thinking of Senate Democrats.

The Laken Riley Act would require federal officials to detain undocumented immigrants accused of nonviolent crimes ...

The two Democratic senators representing Laken Riley’s home state of Georgia remain noncommittal on legislation bearing her ...

Sen. Ruben Gallego once was a hardliner in support of immigrant rights. Yet he's now a co-sponsor of the Laken Riley Act.

The Laken Riley Act was passed on a 264-159 vote, with 48 House Democrats joining the Republican majority. The bill will now ...

After Kari Lake lost her U.S. Senate race in November, some skeptics cried election fraud. They doubted that so many people ...

The U.S. Senate is poised to advance the Laken Riley Act, a bill requiring the detention of undocumented migrants suspected of crimes. Supported by some Democrats, the legislation has ignited debates ...