Opinion
Why the Senate should pass the Laken Riley Act
The bill to ensure the deportation of undocumented immigrants arrested for other crimes is entirely sensible. When a police officer arrests an undocumented immigrant on charges of burglary, theft, larceny or shoplifting, what should happen? That question is at the heart of legislation coming up for a Senate vote on Friday.
Immigration officers would be required to detain people who are in the country illegally and commit even nonviolent crimes.
This bill is political grandstanding at its worst,” said one lawmaker. With the U.S. Senate poised to vote on the Laken Riley Act on Friday, immigrant rights advocates are warning that—despite claims ...
U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch says he believes Congress has “lost control of the immigration process in this country,” casting ...
NPR's Scott Simon talks to law professor Ilya Somin of George Mason University about the Laken Riley Act, a bipartisan bill in Congress that aims to expand the detention of undocumented immigrants.
The 264-159 vote to pass the Laken Riley Act would change federal law to require Immigration Customs and Enforcement to ...
On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed House Resolution 29, dubbed the Laken Riley Act, to honor the ...
U.S. Congressman Hal Rogers voted for The Laken Riley Act, which passed the House on Tuesday. The bill was named in memory of ...
The bill is one of the first signs that Republicans want to quickly act on Donald Trump's immigration policies.
The U.S. Senate will vote on the Laken Riley Act on Monday with support from at least one Georgia Democrat.
In an early test of how much Gallego will fight the Trump agenda, the Arizona Democrat says he'll vote with Republicans in ...
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