The U.S. immigration system isn’t ready for the havoc and expense this bill could unleash. But the real pain will be felt by the immigrants the bill targets.

The US Senate this week could vote on the Laken Riley Act and approve it in time for the incoming president to sign it into law on day one.

The Laken Riley Act has taken a second major step toward passage as the Senate overwhelmingly voted to allow for debate on the measure. The bill is named after the nursing student killed by a Venezuelan national on the University of Georgia campus. The bill would allow for the detention of illegal immigrants arrested on charges including burglary.

The Senate is poised to take up the Laken Riley Act, an immigration bill that's already passed the House. Here's what's in it.

Senate Democrats are blowing their chance to show voters they learned their lesson from November regarding their handling of the Laken Riley Act. Republicans are probably jumping for joy that Democrats are using the death of Georgia student Laken Riley,