The Laken Riley Act is aimed at detaining more illegal immigrants, including those accused of theft and burglary.
The Laken Riley Act requires immigration officers to detain undocumented immigrants who are suspected, arrested, charged, or ...
The act is named after Laken Riley, a Georgia nursing student murdered by an undocumented immigrant previously released from ...
ARTICLE UPDATE 1/29/25: President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed the Laken Riley Act into law as his administration’s first piece of legislation since taking office. It mandates the detention ...
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 ...
If signed into law, the Laken Riley Act would require the detention of unauthorized immigrants accused of theft and violent crimes. The bill won bipartisan support in both the House and Senate.