The Laken Riley Act, a bill named after Georgia nursing student Laken Riley who was murdered by an illegal alien in February 2024, needed at least 60 votes to advance. The final vote Friday was 61-35.

Democrats in the Senate are on the fence over whether to cross the aisle to help Republicans pass the Laken Riley Act, legislation that cleared the GOP House on Tuesday with bipartisan support and ...

The Senate will vote to begin debate on the Laken Riley Act, a GOP-led bill aimed at cracking down on illegal immigration that has attracted support from Democrats.

From left, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., Sen. James Lankford, R-Okla., and Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., talk to ...

Democrats in the Senate are on the fence over whether to cross the aisle to help Republicans pass the Laken Riley Act, legislation that cleared the GOP House on Tuesday with bipartisan support and ...

The GOP's Laken Riley Act beat the filibuster with the help of some Democrats. (Reuters) The measure initially sailed past the filibuster in its first test vote on Jan 9 by a margin of 84-9.

The Laken Riley Act was passed on a 264-159 vote, with 48 House Democrats joining the Republican majority. The bill will now move to the Republican-controlled Senate, which will take the measure ...

WASHINGTON - The majority of Senate Democrats joined Republicans on Thursday to advance the Laken Riley Act, a bill that would require the federal government to detain immigrants living in the U.S ...

The Laken Riley Act has three significant provisions: ... 251 to 170, with 10 fewer Democrats in support. The Senate, where Democrats then held a slim majority, declined to take it up for ...

More Senate Democrats have indicated they plan to vote to advance the Laken Riley Act in a procedural vote this Friday. The bill — which is named for the Georgia nursing student who was killed ...

Democrats will face an early test on how to navigate immigration under President-elect Trump on Thursday when the Laken Riley Act becomes the first bill to hit the Senate floor. The bill, which wou… ...

An amended version of the Laken Riley Act passed through the Senate Monday night with bipartisan support in a vote of 64 to 35. “We are a proud nation of immigrants. We are also a nation of laws ...