The Laken Riley Act would require the detention of unauthorized immigrants accused of theft and violent crimes ...

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

President Donald Trump on Wednesday will sign the Laken Riley Act into law as his administration's first piece of legislation ...

People seen shopping for decorative ornaments in celebration of the Chinese Lunar New Year, the 'Year of the Snake', in the ...

President Donald Trump is expected Wednesday to sign the GOP-led Laken Riley Act, crafted to crack down on illegal migrants ...

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

Of the 13 who signed the letter, 10 voted in favor of the Laken Riley Act. Those votes were necessary in helping that bill hit the 60-vote threshold in the Senate. ABC News' Arthur Jones II ...

Then controlled by Democrats, the Senate in the last Congress did not take up the bill. More House Democrats voted for the Laken Riley Act this time around: 48 of them joined all Republicans ...

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