What is the Laken Riley Act? A look at the first bill Trump just signed
Under the new law, federal officials would be required to detain any migrant arrested or charged with crimes like shoplifting ...
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What’s in the Laken Riley Act?
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed into law the Laken Riley Act, which is designed to cede some federal immigration enforcement power to the states and usher in a harsher new era of ...
Laken Riley Act Is an Effort to Target Migrants Accused of Crimes
The Laken Riley Act, as the bill is known, directs the authorities to deport immigrants who are accused — not yet convicted — ...
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Republicans look to finally push through Laken Riley bill with new GOP trifecta
The first of these is the Laken Riley Act, being reintroduced by Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., and teed up for a vote by the end of the week. The measure was named for the 22-year-old Augusta ...
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House passes Laken Riley Act, which heads to Senate with increasing Democratic support
The Laken Riley Act would require ICE to detain immigrants without legal permission who commit theft-related crimes. The bill, named after a Georgia nursing student killed by an immigrant without ...
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House passes Laken Riley Act, Rep. Mace says it's a step 'to clean up the mess' Biden left
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WCIV) — The Republican-led House voted Tuesday to pass the Laken Riley Act, named after a 22-year-old Georgia nursing student who was murdered in 2024 by an immigrant in the ...