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The U.S. House of Representatives gave final passage to a bill named for Laken Riley, a Georgia woman killed in February 2024 ...

The bill would require authorities to detain undocumented immigrants who have been charged with theft-related crimes.

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

Democratic Rep. Yassamin Ansari explained why she opposes the Laken Riley Act, a bill with bipartisan support from other ...

Twelve Senate Democrats voted with Republicans to pass an immigration bill to address one of President Donald Trump's top ...

PHOENIX – Several Arizona Democrats have taken action to move the Laken Riley Act, a Republican immigration enforcement bill, closer to becoming law. In fact, Sen. Ruben Gallego cosponsored the ...

Kelly and Gallego joined eight other Senate Democrats to help the Republican-led immigrant crime bill thwart a filibuster.

The bill is named after Laken Riley, a nursing student who was killed last year. The legislation would require federal ...

The law is named for Laken Riley, a 22-year-old Georgia nursing student who went out for a run and was killed by a Venezuelan ...

The long-pushed Laken Riley Act could be one of the first bills to hit President Trump's desk in his new term.