The bill, which has divided Democrats, would require law enforcement to detain noncitizens who commit primarily theft-related crimes.

The House has passed a bill to require the detainment of unauthorized migrants accused of theft and violent crimes

The US Congress has passed a bill requiring undocumented immigrants who are arrested for theft or violent crimes to be held in jail pending trial. 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 Senate.