The Laken Riley Act, as the law is known, directs the authorities to detain and deport immigrants who are accused — not yet convicted — of specific crimes, if they are in the country illegally.

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 bill is named after Laken Riley, a nursing student who was killed last year. The legislation would require federal officials to detain any unauthorized immigrant arrested or charged with a violent crime.

The Laken Riley Act, awaiting President Trump's signature, mandates detention for certain undocumented migrants.

Migrants who commit theft and other crimes are subject to deportation after President Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law Wednesday afternoon.

The bipartisan act, the first piece of legislation approved during Trump’s second term, was named for a 22-year-old Georgia nursing student who was slain last year by a Venezuel

Trump border czar Tom Homan explains why the U.S. must detain illegal migrants to protect public safety on 'The Story.'

Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act on Wednesday as the president approves a series of initiatives meant to tackle his goal of curbing illegal immigration.