Since mandatory immigration detention was first signed into law in 1996 for a subset of people in deportation proceedings, it ...

Ten Democrats in the Senate voted Friday to advance the Laken Riley Act, teeing up a final vote in the upper chamber. The ...

The 264-159 vote to pass the Laken Riley Act puts pressure on Senate Democrats to support the legislation when Republicans, ...

Kelly and Gallego joined eight other Senate Democrats to help the Republican-led immigrant crime bill thwart a filibuster.

A final vote in the Senate is likely to be on Jan. 20, when Donald Trump is sworn in as president. The Laken Riley Act would ...

Trump DHS secretary nominee Kristi Noem told GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno in her confirmation hearing that she believes Laken Riley ...

The bill would mandate federal detention of undocumented immigrants merely accused of crimes such as shoplifting ...

The Senate debate over the immigration crackdown bill has dragged on as Democrats seek amendments from reluctant GOP leaders, ...

The bill would require immigration officers to detain immigrants who are suspected of minor theft and cede some federal ...

The bill, named after a nursing student who was killed by an undocumented migrant, would take away some federal immigration ...

Senators will vote on final passage of the bill Monday evening, following President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration ...