Laken Riley Act: In a significant development, the US Congress has passed a bill aimed at tightening immigration enforcement. The legislation named 'Laken Riley Act' mandates federal authorities ...

The Laken Riley Act mandates the detention of undocumented immigrants charged with theft-related crimes. Also Read: Donald Trump considers Middle East trip, makes bold statement on hostages The ...

Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) said on Wednesday that Democrats who voted for the Laken Riley Act are “playing politics.” When NewsNation’s Blake Burman asked Mullin if having Democrats ...

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. The measure ...

The House of Representatives voted to pass the Laken Riley Act in a 263 to 156 vote on Wednesday. Among other things, the bill would direct Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to ...

Passage of the Laken Riley Act, which was named after a nursing student who was murdered last year in Georgia by a Venezuelan man, shows just how sharply the political debate over immigration has ...

The United States House of Representatives has passed an amended version of the Laken Riley Act, and it now will go to President Donald Trump to sign into law. The new law will require the ...

The Republican Party's Laken Riley Act is heading to President Donald Trump’s desk to become the first bill he signs into law after the party retook both chambers of Congress and the White House.

The House of Representatives passed a Senate-revised version of the Laken Riley Act Wednesday, sending the first piece of significant legislation to President Trump’s desk for his expected ...

Washington — The House approved the Laken Riley Act on Wednesday, signing off on the Senate's changes to the legislation aimed at expanding the federal government's mandate to detain immigrants ...

WASHINGTON — The Republican-led House on Wednesday passed the Laken Riley Act, a strict immigration detention measure named for a 22-year-old Georgia nursing school student who was murdered ...