Katie Britt says Laken Riley Act will ‘save lives,’ expects bill to pass
The Alabama Senator's crackdown on illegal immigrants charged with certain crimes has gained some bipartisan support in Congress.
Cantwell, Murray say they seek changes to Laken Riley deportation bill
The bill's swift progress signals that some Democrats are taking a more hawkish turn on one of the defining issues of the presidential election.
Laken Riley Act: Massachusetts delegation overwhelmingly opposes immigration bill
U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch says he believes Congress has “lost control of the immigration process in this country,” casting Massachusetts’ only yes vote on a bill named after a Georgia nursing
Senate Democrats overwhelmingly back advancing Laken Riley immigration bill with Booker and Kim voting no
The bill, which would require federal authorities to detain undocumented immigrants arrested for theft-related crimes, was the first to be voted on by the newly installed Republican-controlled Senate.
House passes Laken Riley Act as 1st bill of new GOP-controlled Congress
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 the bill.
Senate votes to advance Laken Riley Act, and start debate on immigration bill
Thursday's vote to advance the Laken Riley Act does not guarantee the immigration bill will have enough votes to pass the Senate.
Laken Riley Act: Dems Push Immigration Bill That 'Doesn't Actually Exist'
David Bier, director of immigration studies at the Cato Institute, on X: "The Laken Riley Act pretends to be about stopping ILLEGAL immigrants who commit crimes. In fact, it's a Trojan horse designed to destroy legal migration because nativists cannot help themselves. They simply don't care about illegal immigration as much as legal immigration."
House passes Laken Riley Act, approving immigration measure in first bill of new Congress
The House approved its first policy legislation of the new Congress on Tuesday with a bill aimed at addressing illegal immigration.
Schumer to support advancing Laken Riley immigration bill
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said the purpose of crossing the aisle to vote on legislation that he and most Democrats opposed in its current form was so it could hopefully be amended later.
GOP leaders are moving ahead with the Laken Riley Act. What’s in the bill?
Senator Katie Britt, the top Senate sponsor on the Laken Riley Act, slammed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for not bringing the bill up for a vote during the last Congress.
Senate advances Laken Riley Act to crack down on illegal immigration in bipartisan vote
The Senate cleared the 60-vote threshold to begin debate on a GOP priority, with Democrats backing it as the party recalibrates politically on immigration. Final passage is still uncertain.
Republicans look to finally push through Laken Riley bill with new GOP trifecta
Republicans are stepping on the gas and renewing bills Democrats ignored in the last Congress, the first of which being the ...
House passes bill named after slain nursing student Laken Riley that allows states to sue DHS for harms from illegal immigration
The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed its first major piece of legislation of the new Congress, the Laken Riley Act, ...