159 House Democrats voted Tuesday against legislation titled the Laken Riley Act that would require federal immigration ...

Democrats previously denigrated measures like the Laken Riley Act, which would require the detention of any undocumented immigrant charged with theft or burglary, as “messaging bills” meant to ...

PHOENIX – Several Arizona Democrats have taken action to move the Laken Riley Act, a Republican immigration enforcement bill, closer to becoming law. In fact, Sen. Ruben Gallego cosponsored the ...

The U.S. House of Representatives passed an amended version of the Laken Riley Act on Wednesday with a vote of 263-156, setting the stage for significant immigration reform at the outset of ...

The Laken Riley Act, a bill named after Georgia nursing student Laken Riley who was murdered by an illegal alien in February 2024, needed at least 60 votes to advance. The final vote Friday was 61-35.

"Senate Democrats uniformly opposed (the Laken Riley Act) last year, despite the bill receiving bipartisan support in the House of Representatives," said Thune. "We'll see what they do when the ...

Despite warnings from civil rights groups and other Democrats, the Laken Riley Act, signed Wednesday by Donald Trump, pulled bipartisan support in the House and Senate.

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 ...

This section of the Laken Riley Act may not matter much when Trump is in office; Republican attorneys general probably won’t want to challenge the president, and Democrats are unlikely to demand ...

The Laken Riley Act would speed up deporting undocumented immigrants accused of theft or shoplifting and is a gateway to mass deportation under Trump. A growing number of moderate Democrats are ...

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed the Laken Riley Act, ... The number of House Democrats voting in favor of the bill increased from 37 last year to 48 in 2025.