WASHINGTON – In a sign of how Republicans are prioritizing cracking down on illegal immigration, both houses of Congress passed the Laken Riley Act ... year but hit a dead end in the then ...

Jose Ibarra, 26, a Venezuelan citizen who was in the United States illegally, was found guilty of the kidnapping, assault and ...

The measure was named for 22-year-old Augusta University nursing student Laken Riley who was found dead on the University ... has become the face of immigration re The bill would require ...

The Laken Riley Act -- which mandates the detention ... Jose Antonio Ibarra, 26, was convicted of her murder after she was found dead in a wooded area at the University of Georgia in Athens.

GOP congressional leaders recognize this shift in public opinion and are acting on it, moving the Laken Riley Act to the front ... Senate Democrats will face their first test of the 2026 election ...

But critics, including many Republicans, say that the E.R.A. is essentially dead because it was not ... joined Republicans in supporting the Laken Riley Act, which would mandate the detention ...

The Laken Riley Act, as the law is known, directs the authorities to detain and deport immigrants who are accused — not yet convicted — of specific crimes, if they are in the country illegally.

The legislation will require immigration officers to detain immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally when they're accused of lower-level crimes like shoplifting.

The Republican-led Hou se on Wednesday passed the Laken Riley Act, a strict immigration ... of Virginia, all up for face re-election in 2026. In November, Jose Ibarra, 26, a Venezuelan citizen ...