President Donald Trump is poised to sign the first bill of his new administration. It's named after a slain Georgia nursing ...

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The Laken Riley Act aims to expand the federal government's mandate to detain immigrants who are in the country illegally.

The Laken Riley Act is aimed at detaining more illegal immigrants, including those accused of theft and burglary.

The federal Laken Riley Act expands the scope of crimes that could place a person living in the U.S. without legal status in ...

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

President Trump signed the Laken Riley Act, which mandates the deportation of undocumented immigrants convicted of nonviolent ...

The bill passed the Senate on Monday by a vote of 64-35 ... Customs Enforcement did not issue a detainer for him and he was ...

The bill would require Immigration and Customs ... she led by example," said Allyson and John Phillips, Laken Riley’s mother and stepfather, in a statement. "The Laken Riley Act has our full ...

Democrats in the U.S. Senate on Thursday helped Republicans advance an immigration bill named after murdered nursing student Laken Riley, but some experts are questioning whether they really know ...

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

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.