Who was Laken Riley? The reason why the new immigration bill is named after her
The House of Representatives has passed a bill named after Lanken Riley, killed in early 2024. Here's why her story is at the center of the legislation.
Laken Riley Act passes US House | Family says bill in her name 'has our full support'
The bill seeks to give ICE and state governments more resources against those who have crossed the border illegally and committed crimes.
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Every Senate Democrat Who Backed Most Radical Anti-Immigrant Bill Yet
Here’s the name of every Democratic senator who voted to advance the Laken Riley Act. The bill still needs one final vote.
House passes Laken Riley Act, which heads to Senate with increasing Democratic support
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 up on Friday.
Dem Senators From Laken Riley’s Home State Of Georgia Won’t Say How They’ll Vote On Namesake Bill
The two Democratic senators representing Laken Riley’s home state of Georgia remain noncommittal on legislation bearing her name nearly a year after she was murdered by an illegal migrant. The Senate is slated to hold a procedural vote on the Laken Riley Act,
Full List of Democrats Who Voted for Laken Riley Act
The bill allows Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to arrest and deport undocumented immigrants who commit violent crimes.
Laken Riley Act overwhelmingly clears first hurdle in Senate with help from Democrats
The Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly cleared a key procedural hurdle toward passing the Laken Riley Act, a bill aimed at curbing crime by migrants, in the first vote of the year by the chamber.
Laken Riley Act overcomes filibuster in Senate as Dems give GOP helping hand
The GOP-led Laken Riley Act defeated the legislative filibuster on Thursday, effectively ensuring it will pass and become law.
How each member of the House voted on the Laken Riley Act
The House on Tuesday approved a GOP-led bill to require detention of undocumented migrants charged with certain crimes.
Laken Riley Act: Massachusetts delegation overwhelmingly opposes immigration bill
U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch says he believes Congress has “lost control of the immigration process in this country,” casting Massachusetts’ only yes vote on a bill named after a Georgia nursing
White House mum on whether Biden would sign Laken Riley Act
The White House is reserving judgment regarding whether President Joe Biden would sign the Republican-proposed Laken Riley Act into law. “The process is still playing out,” press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters Friday.
House passes bill named after slain nursing student Laken Riley that allows states to sue DHS for harms from illegal immigration
The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed its first major piece of legislation of the new Congress, the Laken Riley Act, ...
What’s in the Laken Riley Act?
The Senate is poised to take up the Laken Riley Act, an immigration bill that's already passed the House. Here's what's in it ...
Senate immigration bill aims to overturn Supreme Court precedent in a sea change for legal system, experts say
Anti-immigrant state officials and federal judges would have new power to dictate immigration enforcement– including whether ...