The Laken Riley Act is a bill that mandates the detention and deportation of unauthorized immigrants accused of theft or ...

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 Laken Riley Act is expected to become law and increase immigration detentions but will depend in New York on state and local policing policies.

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

The Laken Riley Act is set to become the first piece of legislation signed into law by President Donald Trump after the bill ...

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 ...

Democratic Senators from Arizona voted alongside Republicans on Friday to advance a tough immigration crime bill, the Laken Riley Act. Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., cosponsored the bill that ...