159 House Democrats voted Tuesday against legislation titled the Laken Riley Act that would require federal immigration authorities to detain illegal migrants who commit theft-related crimes in ...

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 ...

The GOP's Laken Riley Act beat the filibuster with the help of some Democrats. (Reuters) The measure initially sailed past the filibuster in its first test vote on Jan 9 by a margin of 84-9.

On February 22, 2024, Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student from Georgia, went missing after going for a run. Her body was later found in a wooded area near the University of Georgia's Athens ...

"Senate Democrats uniformly opposed (the Laken Riley Act) last year, despite the bill receiving bipartisan support in the House of Representatives," said Thune.

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 ...

Senate Democrats express frustration over their leadership's handling of the Laken Riley Act, a bill some view as terrible policy. They wanted a chance to offer amendments.

A judge has ordered a mental evaluation for Jose Ibarra, who was sentenced to life without parole for the murder of nursing ...

A judge has ordered a mental evaluation for Jose Ibarra, the Venezuelan man convicted of killing Georgia nursing student ...

But there were far fewer Democrats who backed the Republican-led measure this time than the Laken Riley Act, which won 48 House Democrats and 12 Senate Democrats.