The Laken Riley Act defeated the legislative filibuster during a procedural vote on Thursday, amassing more than 60 votes to advance it to a final vote. The measure sailed past the filibuster by a ...

The first of these is the Laken Riley Act, being reintroduced by Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., and teed up for a vote by the end of the week. The measure was named for the 22-year-old Augusta ...

The Laken Riley Act would require ICE to detain immigrants without legal permission who commit theft-related crimes. The bill, named after a Georgia nursing student killed by an immigrant without ...

The Laken Riley Act, which would require ICE to issue detainers and take custody of illegal immigrants charged with theft and related crimes, received House approval Tuesday before the Senate ...

The Laken Riley Act passed the House on Tuesday with support from 216 Republicans and 48 Democrats. The Senate is considering the legislation, which has drawn an unusual amount of support from ...

The Senate voted overwhelmingly Thursday to limit debate on the Laken Riley Act, which compels border enforcement officials to take custody of illegal immigrants who commit theft and related crimes.

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 ...

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the Laken Riley Act, modifying immigration policies ahead of the new White House administration taking office. Georgia Rep. Mike Collins ...

But that is a gross mischaracterization. Rather, the Laken Riley Act would impose sweeping changes to the immigration system that raise serious constitutional concerns. It would penalize ...

Washington — The Senate on Thursday advanced a bill known as the Laken Riley Act that is aimed at expanding the federal government's mandate to detain immigrants who are in the country illegally.

The Laken Riley Act defeated the legislative filibuster during a procedural vote on Thursday, amassing more than 60 votes to advance it to a final vote. The measure sailed past the filibuster by a ...

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 ...