Trump signs into law Laken Riley illegal-migrant crime bill, 'World will never forget Laken'
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed into law the GOP-led Laken Riley Act, crafted to crack down on illegal migrants who have committed crimes. It was drafted after the February 2024 murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley by an illegal migrant who had previously been arrested in connection with shoplifting.
What is the Laken Riley Act? A look at the first bill Trump just signed
Under the new law, federal officials would be required to detain any migrant arrested or charged with crimes like shoplifting, assaulting a police officer or crimes that injure or kill someone.
Trump signs Laken Riley Act, the tough migrant crime bill backed by Kelly, Gallego and Hobbs
President Donald Trump codified the bill named after a Georgia woman who was killed by an undocumented Venezuelan immigrant in February of 2024.
What is the Laken Riley Act? Read the law that's the first to be signed by Trump
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.
Laken Riley’s mother joins Trump for his first White House bill signing
The mother of the 22-year-old nursing student who was killed by an illegal immigrant last year, Laken Riley, joined President Donald Trump during the signing of the immigration reform bill named after her.
Live updates: Trump expected to sign Laken Riley Act, the first legislation to get his signature
President Donald Trump is expected Wednesday to sign into law the Laken Riley Act, the first legislation to get his signature since his return to the White House. The bill, named in memory of a nursing student killed by an undocumented immigrant in Georgia,
President Trump signs Laken Riley Act, his first law since White House return
Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law, empowering immigration officers to detain unauthorized immigrants when they're arrested for crimes.
Trump Plans to Sign the Laken Riley Act Into Law as His Administration's First Piece of Legislation
President Donald Trump plans to sign the Laken Riley Act into law as his administration's first piece of legislation
'Unprecedented' number of immigration bills filed amid growing anti-immigrant sentiment
At least 15 immigration-related bills were filed in Indiana's 2025 legislative session, which come at the same time as action from the White House.
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Florida Legislature passes sweeping immigration bill bashed by DeSantis
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The Laken Riley Act: A look at the first bill Trump just signed
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed the first bill of his new administration, and it is named after a slain Georgia ...
Fact Check: Was Hillary and Bill Clinton forced to return furniture they took from the White House?
I read that Hillary Clinton was forced to return $28,000 worth of furniture and art after she and her husband left the White House. Is that true? There was a ...