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

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

The Laken Riley Act, as the law is known, directs the authorities to detain and deport immigrants who are accused — not yet ...

Under the new law, federal officials would be required to detain any migrant arrested or charged with crimes like shoplifting ...

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

“There is no amount of change that will ever bring back our precious Laken. Our hope moving forward is that her life saves ...

Bill named for slain Georgia nursing student becomes the first law signed into law by 47th president, who made immigration a ...

New law mandates detention of illegal immigrants accused of serious crimes, regardless of whether they have been convicted.

The Republican-led Hou se on Wednesday passed the Laken Riley Act, a strict immigration detention measure named for a 22-year ...

On Jan. 29, President Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law as the first piece of legislation signed in his second ...

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