The legislation will require federal agents to detain illegal immigrants arrested for theft and other related crimes until they are deported.
The bill would allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to arrest and detain undocumented immigrants accused of theft-related crimes.
Forty-six Democrats crossed party lines in voting to pass a bill requiring undocumented immigrants arrested for violent crimes to be held in jail pending trial.
The House passed an amended version of the Laken Riley Act on Wednesday on a vote of 263-156, teeing up major immigration reform at the start of President Donald Trump's second administration.
Congress passed the Laken Riley Act with bipartisan support. Here's what the strict measure really means for undocumented ...
The Laken Riley Act, written by Rep ... An earlier version of the bill passed the House by a vote of 264-159, with 48 Democrats supporting it. Last year, the GOP-controlled House passed the ...
It is highly significant that the first bill signed into law by President Donald Trump was the Laken Riley Act.
Some Democrats went along with the MAGA movement to pass a bill some of their own colleagues and constituents said will ...
Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law, empowering immigration officers to detain unauthorized immigrants when they ...
The Laken Riley Act aims to expand the federal government's mandate to detain immigrants who are in the country illegally.
Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act on Wednesday as the president approves a series of initiatives meant to tackle his ...