Senate approves Laken Riley Act; House mulls amendments
Hours after Donald Trump’s inauguration as the nation’s 47th president, the U.S. Senate approved a bill named for the Georgia ...
Laken Riley Act set to become one of first bills to hit President Trump's desk
The long-pushed Laken Riley Act could be one of the first bills to hit President Trump's desk in his new term.
"Sweeping assault on core principles": Anti-immigrant Laken Riley Act passes with Democratic support
The Senate on Monday passed the contentious Laken Riley Act in a 64-35 vote. The bill would require Immigration and Customs ...
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Central Florida Dem Rep. Darren Soto on why he can’t support the Laken Riley Act
A GOP-authored immigration bill that would force the imprisonment of many undocumented immigrants accused of minor crimes ...
Nevada senators face backlash for supporting Laken Riley Act amidst local protests
The Nevada Immigrant Coalition and other local organizations advocating for immigrant rights rallied at the federal ...
Democrats fume Schumer let them down in Laken Riley Act negotiations
Democrats complained that Chuck Schumer should have secured promises from Republicans that would have allowed amendments to the immigration reform legislation.
Why Ruben Gallego’s Laken Riley vote is a warning for Democrats
In backing the Laken Riley Act, the Arizona senator said he's breaking with a party that's “largely out of touch with where ...
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Senate passes immigrant detention bill named after Georgia nursing student killed by migrant
The Senate on Monday passed a bill that would require federal authorities to detain migrants accused of theft and violent crimes. The Laken Riley Act is named after a Georgia nursing student murdered ...