House passes Laken Riley Act, which heads to Senate with increasing Democratic support
The Laken Riley Act was passed on a 264-159 vote, with 48 House Democrats joining the Republican majority. The bill will now move forward to the Republican-controlled Senate, which is taking up the issue on Friday.
U.S. House approves Laken Riley Act over opposition from majority of Democrats
The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday approved the Laken Riley Act to require federal authorities to detain illegal migrants who have been convicted of theft and related crimes.
Laken Riley's family says bill in her name 'has our full support' with House vote happening today
The bill seeks to give ICE and state governments more resources against those who have crossed the border illegally and committed crimes.
Laken Riley Act heads to Senate after House passes a GOP-sponsored bill
The Laken Riley Act has passed the House but it faces an uncertain future in the Senate. Here's what to know.
How every House member voted on the Laken Riley Act
The House passed a measure that would require the detention of any undocumented immigrant charged with theft or burglary as its first piece of legislation in the new Congress on Tuesday afternoon. The Laken Riley Act,
Full List of Democrats Who Voted for Laken Riley Act
The bill allows Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to arrest and deport undocumented immigrants who commit violent crimes.
House passes Laken Riley Act 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.
Speaker Mike Johnson quietly enacts ‘cruel’ anti-transgender bathroom ban in U.S. House of Representatives
After South Carolina Republican U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace made a spectacle of transgender people’s access to bathrooms in the U.S.
'A clear message': Here's the immigration bill in response to murder of Laken Riley
Immigration officers would be required to detain people who are in the country illegally and commit even nonviolent crimes.
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