U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch says he believes Congress has “lost control of the immigration process in this country,” casting ...

The Laken Riley Act was passed on a 264-159 vote, with 48 House Democrats joining the Republican majority. The bill will now ...

Forty-eight Democrats joined Republicans in voting for the bill, which is the first to pass the newly elected House.

After a bruising election, Democrats fear appearing weak on illegal immigration and soft on crime.

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 ...

The bill to ensure the deportation of undocumented immigrants arrested for other crimes is entirely sensible. When a police ...

Thanks to those who voted yes on the Laken Riley Act, including Rep. Lynch who swam against the Democratic tide, it will be ...

The bill, which would require federal authorities to detain undocumented immigrants arrested for theft-related crimes, was ...

The bill, named for a nursing school student who was murdered by a man in the country illegally, passed the House last year.

The bill is one of the first signs that Republicans want to quickly act on Donald Trump's immigration policies.

Federal immigration officials are warning Congress that the Laken Riley Act could require detention for 60,000 people — ...