Congress, Laken Riley and Donald Trump

Congress passes Laken Riley Act. Bill heads to Donald Trump's desk for expected signature
The bill would require law enforcement to detain immigrants without legal status arrested for crimes including larceny and shoplifting.
What is the Laken Riley Act? Congress passes immigrant detention bill; what it means
Congress passed the Laken Riley Act with bipartisan support. Here's what the strict measure really means for undocumented immigrants.
What is the Laken Riley Act? A look at the first bill Trump will sign
The Laken Riley Act would require the detention of unauthorized immigrants accused of theft and violent crimes
Congress passes Laken Riley Act in early win for Trump on immigration
The bill, named after Laken Riley - a Georgia nursing student murdered last year by a Venezuelan man - passed the House of Representatives a day after it was approved by the Senat
Full List of Democrats Who Voted To Pass Laken Riley Act
Forty-six Democrats crossed party lines in voting to pass a bill requiring undocumented immigrants arrested for violent crimes to be held in jail pending trial.
Laken Riley Act, likely first Trump-signed law, passes Congress as Bynum votes yes
The bill, which has divided Democrats, would require law enforcement to detain noncitizens who commit primarily theft-related crimes.
Trump Gets First Immigration Win: The Laken Riley Act, Explained
Trump made immigration a centerpiece of his campaign. The passage of the Laken Riley Act is the first step in his plan.
Laken Riley Act heads to Trump to be signed into law. See how Florida lawmakers voted
Who was Laken Riley? Georgia nursing student who was brutally killed by Jose Antonio Ibarra, who entered the US illegally in September 2022.
Daily Briefing: Laken Riley Act heads to Donald Trump's desk
The Laken Riley Act is likely to be the first bill President Donald Trump signs into law in his second term in office. A teen fatally shot a female student and wounded another at a Nashville high school.
What is Laken Riley Act? Are Indian immigrants at risk? Why is it criticised?
Laken Riley Act in US sparked concerns over the treatment meted out to illegal immigrants, including those from India, in the United States. The Bill was passed in the House days after Donald Trump was sworn in as the US President.
US Congress passes anti-immigration Laken Riley Act
The US Congress passed the controversial 'Laken Riley Act' on Wednesday. The law tightens measures against undocumented immigrants. It is expected to be the first law that US President Donald Trump will sign.
North Carolina members of Congress introduce bill allowing ‘sanctuary cities’ to be sued
North Carolina lawmakers introduced legislation in Congress Wednesday that would allow the victims of felonies committed by ...
Congress Clears Measure to Deport Immigrants Accused of Crimes
Final approval by the House sent the legislation, which requires the detention and deportation of unauthorized migrants ...
Team Trump eyes Congress’ power of the purse as part of new power grab
One of the president’s most controversial Cabinet nominees wants to shuffle the deck on core American principles, such as checks and balances.
Trump’s dismantling of EEOC and Civil Rights Act enforcement will have chilling effect for Black workers
Leaders are seething after Trump revoked enforcement of equal employment opportunity laws, or Title VII, under the Civil ...
Congress gives final approval to Laken Riley Act: How Arizona representatives voted
As it did weeks ago, the bill received unanimous support from Arizona's House Republicans. Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Ariz., also ...
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In Georgia, enforcement of Laken Riley Act presents complications
As Congress worked to pass the Laken Riley Act, strengthening immigration enforcement powers in the name of a murdered University of Georgia student, much remained unknown about how the law would work ...
What we can VERIFY about the repeal of the 1965 equal employment opportunity executive order
President Trump revoked a Civil Rights-era anti-discrimination rule for federal contractors, but the action doesn’t repeal ...
No Tax on Tips Act reintroduced to Congress and local business owners are speaking up
RENO, Nev. (KOLO) - U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) helped reintroduce the No Tax on Tips Act to exempt tipped ...