The Laken Riley Act requires immigration officers to detain undocumented immigrants who are suspected, arrested, charged, or ...

President Donald Trump has signed the Laken Riley Act into law. Read about the bill and see social media reactions here.

The Laken Riley Act is aimed at detaining more illegal immigrants, including those accused of theft and burglary.

The legislation will require immigration officers to detain immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally when they're accused of ...

President Donald Trump codified the bill named after a Georgia woman who was killed by an undocumented Venezuelan immigrant ...

The Laken Riley Act, as the law is known, directs the authorities to detain and deport immigrants who are accused — not yet ...

The bill is named after Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, who was killed in 2024 by a Venezuelan national in the U.S.

Ahead of Trump's signing, Laken Riley's mother, Allyson Phillips, spoke to those in the room. Phillips began by thanking ...

As Congress worked to pass the Laken Riley Act, strengthening immigration enforcement powers in the name of a murdered University of Georgia student, much remained unknown about how the law would work ...

The Laken Riley Act directs Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain illegal immigrants arrested or charged with ...

The law would require federal officials to detain immigrants without legal status accused of theft and violent crimes.