As Congress worked to pass the Laken Riley Act, strengthening immigration enforcement powers in the name of a murdered University of Georgia student, much remained unknown about how the law would work ...

The U S House of Representatives passed its first bill of the new year Tuesday, which would require federal immigration authorities to detain illegal migrants charged with theft-related crimes ...

On Wednesday, the House passed the Laken Riley Act a bill that requires the detainment of unauthorized immigrants accused of theft and violent crimes.

The Laken Riley Act would require ICE to detain immigrants without legal permission who commit theft-related crimes. The bill, named after a Georgia nursing student killed by an immigrant without ...