The House voted on an amended version of the Laken Riley Act on Wednesday, two weeks after it initially passed the bill.

The legislation will require federal agents to detain illegal immigrants arrested for theft and other related crimes until they are deported.

Unauthorized immigrants charged with nonviolent crimes could be be deported. The House voted at 1 p.m. Tuesday on the Laken Riley Act, passing the bill as its first piece of legislation of the ...

WASHINGTON — The Republican-led House on Wednesday passed the Laken Riley Act, a strict immigration detention measure named for a 22-year-old Georgia nursing school student who was murdered ...

The new Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed its first bill Tuesday, the Laken Riley Act, named for the 22-year-old Georgia nursing school student killed by a Venezuelan immigrant ...

A bill that would allow the detention of undocumented immigrants accused of theft-related crimes is heading to President Donald Trump’s desk after passing the House on Wednesday, the first part ...

The Laken Riley Act, named for a Georgia nursing student killed by an illegal immigrant, is heading to the Senate as the GOP prioritizes border security.

The Laken Riley Act passed the House of Representatives on Tuesday afternoon, the first piece of federal legislation approved by the 119th Congress after the House agreed to its rules for the term.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WCIV) — The Republican-led House voted Tuesday to pass the Laken Riley Act, named after a 22-year-old Georgia nursing student who was murdered in 2024 by an immigrant in the ...

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It is highly significant that the first bill signed into law by President Donald Trump was the Laken Riley Act.

The House on Wednesday passed the Laken Riley Act, sending the immigration bill to President Trump's desk for his signature. Why it matters: The measure, which would require the detention of ...