The Laken Riley Act, named for the slain nursing school student who was attacked and killed by a Venezuelan citizen who had ...

President Donald Trump signed the first bill of his new administration – the Laken Riley Act, named for an AU nursing student ...

Due to the Senate offering and passing amendments to the Laken Riley Act, the bill had to be sent back to the House to approve the changes before heading to the White House. Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, ...

Four years after leaving the White House, Brian Jack would witness Trump's signing of the Laken Riley Act, the first bill he ...

The Laken Riley Act would require the detention of unauthorized immigrants accused of theft and violent crimes ...

John Cornyn (R-Texas) that ensures attacks against law enforcement will result in automatic detentions. Democrats who opposed the Laken Riley Act argued that immigration authorities lack the ...

Legislation that would allow federal authorities to detain undocumented immigrants accused of thefts and related crimes is gaining support despite costs of enforcement and due process concerns.

Bill named for slain Georgia nursing student becomes the first law signed into law by 47th president, who made immigration a ...

Laken Riley was killed in February 2024 while ... House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) praised the act, saying, "It’s always good when the right thing is also the popular thing." ...

The House on Wednesday passed the Laken Riley Act, sending the immigration-related bill to President Trump’s desk in what is ...