This legislation is the most significant immigration enforcement and border security related bill to pass the Senate in nearly three decades.
An amended version of the Laken Riley Act passed through the Senate Monday night with bipartisan support in a vote of 64 to 35.
The bill will be considered by the U.S. House of Representatives this week before heading to President Trump to be signed into law.
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The Senate on Monday passed the Laken Riley Act, making the immigration-related bill the first piece of legislation to make it through the upper chamber in the new Congress and putting it a step
Arizona Senate Republicans want to make sure state public safety agencies are cooperating with federal immigration authorities as raids and enforcement operations are underway in major U.S. cities.Arizona Senate President Warren Peterson introduced legislation this week,
Following days of debate, the Senate passed the Laken Riley Act 64-35 on Monday, empowering the Department of Homeland Security to detain and deport any illegal
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Senate passage gives Trump a legislative victory on his first day back in the White House and jump-starts his sweeping agenda to curb illegal immigration.
Congressional Democrats and President Donald Trump have made moves early in Trump’s presidency that could offend their core constituencies. But it’s only Democrats likely to pay a price for helping pass the draconian Laken Riley Act cracking down on immigration.
In a statement the following day, Trump’s acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Benjamine Huffman announced that the Biden administration’s guidelines on these areas were being rescinded, as well as an end to what the Trump administration has termed the “the broad abuse of humanitarian parole.”
After days of debate, the U.S. Senate is scheduled early next week for a final vote on the Laken Riley Act, a bill that would empower law enforcement to detain any illegal immigrants accused of theft-related crimes or assaulting law enforcement.