Ruben Gallego is cosponsoring a Republican-led measure to mandate federal custody involving crimes down to shoplifting for immigrants who are in the country illegally. The bill, named for Laken Riley,

Sen. Ruben Gallego once was a hardliner in support of immigrant rights. Yet he's now a co-sponsor of the Laken Riley Act.

U.S. Senator Ruben Gallego cosponsored the Laken Riley Act Wednesday. The Laken Riley Act requires Immigration enforcement to arrest illegal migrants if they committed theft. The migrants would then be detained until removed from the U.