House passes Laken Riley Act, teeing up immigration crackdown
The House voted on an amended version of the Laken Riley Act on Wednesday, two weeks after it initially passed the bill.
Senate passes Laken Riley Act in first move after Trump inauguration
The Senate on Monday passed the Laken Riley Act, making the immigration-related bill the first piece of legislation to make it through the upper chamber in the new Congress and putting it a step
US House passes Laken Riley Act, first bill of Trump’s new term; how it will affect Indian immigrants
The U.S. House passed the Laken Riley Act to detain undocumented individuals charged with nonviolent crimes. Named after a murdered nursing student, the bill gained bipartisan support and is anticipated to be signed by President Trump.
House passes immigrant detention bill that would be Trump's first law to sign
The House has passed a bill to require the detainment of unauthorized migrants accused of theft and violent crimes
Congress passes immigrant detention bill in first legislative win for Trump
The House voted on Wednesday to pass a GOP-led bill to require detention of undocumented migrants charged with certain crimes, handing an early legislative win to President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans,
Congress passes Laken Riley Act in early win for Trump on immigration
The US Congress has passed a bill requiring undocumented immigrants who are arrested for theft or violent crimes to be held in jail pending trial. The bill, named after Laken Riley - a Georgia nursing student murdered last year by a Venezuelan man - passed the House of Representatives a day after it was approved by the Senate.
US House passes bill to detain unauthorized migrants accused of certain crimes
The bill would require a massive ramp-up in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement's capabilities, but it does not include new funding
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Sen. Britt’s landmark immigration enforcement bill passes Senate
This legislation is the most significant immigration enforcement and border security related bill to pass the Senate in ...
U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Tedd Budd’s Immigration Enforcement Bill Passes Senate
The bill will be considered by the U.S. House of Representatives this week before heading to President Trump to be signed ...
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Vote count: Senate passes Laken Riley immigration bill on Trump’s first day
In a 64-35 vote, the Senate passed an immigration bill ... in February by an undocumented immigrant, would allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement to arrest and detain undocumented ...
Senate adds amendment to immigration bill named after Laken Riley
The Senate on Wednesday adopted the first amendment to the Laken Riley Act, as Republicans push for a legislative win to open ...
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Congress clears GOP-led immigration enforcement bill, with Democrats on board
The House voted 263 to 156 to approve the Laken Riley act, sending the measure to Trump for his signature. The measure would ...
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Prefiled bills seek to “add some teeth” to immigration enforcement
Two bills prefiled in the Alabama legislature would enhance sentencing of illegal immigrants, and give local police powers to ...
Austin churches, schools react to Trump administration cutting immigration raid protections
Austin leaders say they must find new ways to support immigrants or wait to observe new actions after the federal government ...
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Stockton police, San Joaquin County sheriff won't enforce federal immigration laws
Law enforcement agencies in Stockton and San Joaquin County said they would follow California law and would not help ICE with ...
Migrant detention bill before U.S. Senate could give Texas more sway over immigration policy
Under the bill, called the Laken Riley Act, state attorneys general like Ken Paxton would have the ability to challenge ...
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U.S. Senate Passes Law Mandating Detention and Deportation of Illegals Charged With Theft and Assault
The bill includes provisions introduced by Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) mandating the detention of individuals charged with ...