Lawmakers penned the 'Laken Riley Act' in honor of a Georgia nursing student who was killed by an illegal immigrant.

The legislation will require immigration officers to detain immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally when they're accused of lower-level crimes like shoplifting.

The Laken Riley Act, named for the slain nursing school student who was attacked and killed by a Venezuelan citizen who had ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed the first bill of his new administration, and it is named after a ...

President Trump on Wednesday signed the Laken Riley Act into law, marking his first legislative victory since he returned to ...

WASHINGTON, DC – Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) took to Twitter to strongly oppose the Laken Riley Act and then later went on television calling it a “highway to mass deportation.” Her remarks ...

The new law will require the Department of Homeland Security to detain immigrants without legal status accused of theft, ...

The bill, which received some Democratic support, heads back to the House for another vote, where it’s expected to pass ...

Congress appears likely to pass the Laken Riley Act this month. The legislation is branded as targeting noncitizen criminals like the man who murdered Georgia nursing student Laken Riley last year.

Newly in the majority, Senate Republicans have made the so-called Laken Riley Act -- named after a Georgia student who was killed last year by a Venezuelan man -- a top priority, potentially ...

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 ...