What is the Laken Riley Act? Read the law that's the first to be signed by Trump
The legislation will require immigration officers to detain immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally when they're accused of ...
Trump signs Laken Riley Act, marking first legislative win of second term
President Trump on Wednesday signed the Laken Riley Act into law, marking his first legislative victory since he returned to ...
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What to know about the Laken Riley Act
The Laken Riley Act is the first bill President Trump signed into law Wednesday after returning to office — an early victory ...
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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 ...
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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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The Laken Riley Act Reminds Us: If a Law Is Named After Someone, It's Probably Bad
The Laken Riley Act, which moved closer to passing the Senate on Friday, is no exception. Drafted in response to the death of Laken Riley, a Georgia nursing student murdered last year by an ...
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What does the Laken Riley Act have to do with Laken Riley? Almost nothing.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (South Dakota), left, with fellow Republican senators James Lankford (Oklahoma) and Ted Budd (North Carolina), meets with journalists about the Laken Riley Act on ...
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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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Laken Riley Act: Dems Push Immigration Bill That 'Doesn't Actually Exist'
Democrats in the U.S. Senate on Thursday helped Republicans advance an immigration bill named after murdered nursing student Laken Riley, but some experts are questioning whether they really know ...
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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 ...
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Deporting shoplifters is a no brainer. But the Laken Riley Act isn't about that | Opinion
Deporting criminals, including shoplifters, is a no brainer. But the Laken Riley Act isn’t that simple. The legislation cruising through Congress does not just expand deportation of non-violent ...