Senate Republicans renewed their call for Democrats to take up the Laken Riley Act in a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee chair Dick Durbin, D-Ill., who blocked consideration of the bill this week.

The Senate is expected this week to take up the Laken Riley bill, a measure that Republicans have championed as one of their first actions to address what they have deemed as necessary changes to ...

The Senate this week is considering the Laken Riley Act, a Republican-led bill that mandates federal detention for immigrants who are charged with minor crimes and grants broad enforcement powers ...

From left, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., and Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., talk to reporters about the Laken Riley Act, a bill to detain unauthorized immigrants ...

The Laken Riley Act is roiling the Senate Democratic Conference, as senators believe their party bungled immigration and border security in 2024 but aren’t happy about the swift passage of a ...

The Senate vote will be the first to take place since Republicans took control of the chamber. In the Senate, the Laken Riley Act is co-sponsored by two Democrats — Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa ...

Senate Democrats are facing an early test on how much to cooperate with President-elect Donald Trump and his new GOP majority with the so-called Laken Riley Act, which would mandate that the ...

The Laken Riley Act is gaining some momentum among Senate Democrats. Newly sworn-in Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., in a statement stated that not only will he vote yes, he will cosponsor it.

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — The very first bill the new Congress is considering focuses on the issue of illegal immigration. It’s called the ‘Laken Riley Act’ and passed a crucial hurdle in the ...

It’s called the ‘Laken Riley Act’ and passed a crucial hurdle in the Senate on Thursday. ... That means at least seven Senate Democrats would have to vote to pass it too.

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — The very first bill the new Congress is considering focuses on the issue of illegal immigration. It’s called the ‘Laken Riley Act’ and passed a crucial hurdle in the ...

The very first bill the new Congress is considering focuses on the issue of illegal immigration. | Local News from KRQE News 13 in Albuquerque, New Mexico ...