The Laken Riley Act was passed on a 264-159 vote, with 48 House Democrats joining the Republican majority. The bill will now move to the Republican-controlled Senate, which will take the measure ...

159 House Democrats voted Tuesday against legislation titled the Laken Riley Act that would require federal immigration authorities to detain illegal migrants who commit theft-related crimes in ...

Democrats who opposed the Laken Riley Act argued that the legislation was too draconian. "Laken Riley casts out a net to cuff, arrest and deport people who have committed minor offenses.

Moderate House Democrats joined Republicans to support passage of the Laken Riley Act. Was this a post-election change of heart on illegal immigration?

The House of Representatives passed a Senate-revised version of the Laken Riley Act Wednesday, sending the first piece of significant legislation to President Trump's desk for his expected signature.

The House voted at 1 p.m. Tuesday on the Laken Riley Act, passing the bill as its first piece of legislation of the 119th Congress on a vote of 264 to 159. Forty-eight Democrats voted in favor of ...

House passes Laken Riley Act as Trump begins immigration crackdown The bill allows the detention of undocumented immigrants accused of theft-related crimes, raising due process concerns.

The House speaker believes the Laken Riley Act will be a test of Democrats' "identity" after the 2024 election found most voters view the border as a top issue.

House Republicans focused their attention on the border with their first bill of the year, passing legislation named after the slain Georgia student Laken Riley that would require detention of ...

More House Democrats voted for the Laken Riley Act this time around: 48 of them joined all Republicans present in voting aye. Laken Riley. Courtesy Riley family ...

Forty-eight House Democrats voted Tuesday to advance an illegal immigration crackdown known as the Laken Riley Act, a bill named for a Georgia nursing student murdered last year by an undocumented ...

The Laken Riley Act was passed on a 264-159 vote, with 48 House Democrats joining the Republican majority. The bill will now move to the Republican-controlled Senate, which will take the measure ...