The Laken Riley Act requires immigration officers to detain undocumented immigrants who are suspected, arrested, charged, or ...

The federal Laken Riley Act expands the scope of crimes that could place a person living in the U.S. without legal status in ...

The act is named after Laken Riley, a Georgia nursing student murdered by an undocumented immigrant previously released from ...

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President Donald Trump has signed the Laken Riley Act into law. Read about the bill and see social media reactions here.

President Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law. It's the first bill Trump signed in his second term as president.

On Jan. 29, President Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act, which is an immigration detention measure, into law. The U.S. House of Representatives gave final approval of the bill in a 263-156 ...

The bill is named after Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, who was killed in 2024 by a Venezuelan national in the U.S.

Georgia U.S. Rep. Mike Collins introduced the Laken Riley Act last year and reintroduced it for the 119th Congress. It passed with bipartisan support. “This is the right thing to do,” House ...

Here's the list Will roads ice over in Georgia? Use these tips when driving can't be avoided The Laken Riley Act also authorizes states to sue the federal government for decisions or alleged ...

The law would require federal officials to detain immigrants without legal status accused of theft and violent crimes.