WASHINGTON — The Republican-led House on Wednesday passed the Laken Riley Act, a strict immigration detention measure named for a 22-year-old Georgia nursing school student who was murdered ...

The Laken Riley Act is on its way to President Donald Trump's desk as the first bill he will sign into law. Here's what this strict immigration measure means for the undocumented. The immigration ...

The Laken Riley Act is headed back to the House after the Senate passed an amended version on Monday night. By a vote of 64-35, the measure passed the Senate. Democrats that joined Republicans to ...

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.

The Laken Riley Act, an immigration enforcement bill, passed the Senate with a 64-35 vote and is returning to the House for approval of the amended version. The bill received bipartisan support ...

The bill, known as the Laken Riley Act, is binding only on federal authorities, not on state and local law enforcement agencies. The legislation was given final approval by the House on Wednesday ...

President Donald Trump will sign the Laken Riley Act. The legislation is named after Laken Riley, a Georgia nursing student who was killed in 2024. Under the law, federal officials would be ...

The House passed an amended version of the Laken Riley Act on Wednesday on a vote of 263-156, teeing up major immigration reform at the start of President Donald Trump's second administration.

President Donald Trump will soon sign the Laken Riley Act, which requires U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to take custody of illegal immigrants who are charged with crimes.

The Laken Riley Act would subject immigrants who entered the country illegally to detainment if they are charged with or arrested for burglary, theft, larceny, shoplifting, assault on an officer ...

The Laken Riley Act will require the detention of unauthorized immigrants accused of theft and violent crimes. The bill won bipartisan support in both the House and Senate. Sen. John Fetterman ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., puts his signature on the Laken Riley Act with members of the Georgia congressional delegation attending, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 23 ...