The Laken Riley Act would require the detention of unauthorized immigrants accused of theft and violent crimes ...

The bill is named after Laken Riley, a nursing student who was killed last year. The legislation would require federal ...

President Donald Trump on Wednesday will sign the Laken Riley Act into law as his administration's first piece of legislation ...

President Donald Trump is expected Wednesday to sign the GOP-led Laken Riley Act, crafted to crack down on illegal migrants ...

Congress passed the Laken Riley Act with bipartisan support. Here's what the strict measure really means for undocumented immigrants.

Then controlled by Democrats, the Senate in the last Congress did not take up the bill. More House Democrats voted for the Laken Riley Act this time around: 48 of them joined all Republicans ...

President Trump prepares to sign the Laken Riley Act, named after a murdered Georgia nursing student. It mandates detention ...

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