Laken Riley Act - Wikipedia
The Laken Riley Act is a proposed United States law that requires the Department of Homeland Security to detain illegal immigrants charged with or convicted of theft-related crimes, [1] assaulting a police officer, or a crime that results in death or serious bodily injury like drunk driving. [2] [3] The Act would also allow states to sue the Department of Homeland Security for …
H.R.29 - Laken Riley Act 119th Congress (2025-2026)
Jan 3, 2025 · Laken Riley Act. This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain certain non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) who have been arrested for burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting. The bill also authorizes states to sue the federal government for decisions or alleged failures related to immigration enforcement.
What is the Laken Riley Act? And who voted for it? | AP News
3 days ago · Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., center, is joined by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., the GOP whip, left, and Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., as they talk to reporters about the Laken Riley Act, a bill to detain unauthorized immigrants who have been accused of certain crimes, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.
What Is the Laken Riley Act? - The New York Times
5 days ago · The Laken Riley Act, as the bill is known, directs the authorities to deport immigrants who are accused — not yet convicted — of specific crimes, if they are in the country illegally.
What is the Laken Riley Act? What to know as bill heads to the …
Jan 8, 2025 · The new Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed its first bill Tuesday, the Laken Riley Act, named for the 22-year-old Georgia nursing school student killed by a Venezuelan...
Laken Riley Act (H.R. 29) - GovTrack.us
3 days ago · The bill's main provision would change the Immigration and Nationality Act to read: Detention of criminal aliens. The Attorney General shall take into custody any alien who is inadmissible ... and is charged with, is arrested for, is convicted of, admits having committed, or admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of any ...
How each member of the House voted on the Laken Riley Act
Jan 7, 2025 · The bill, known as the “Laken Riley Act,” would require the detention of undocumented migrants charged with theft or burglary. The legislation is named after a Georgia student who...
House passes Laken Riley Act, approving immigration measure in …
Jan 7, 2025 · The Laken Riley Act would require the Department of Homeland Security to take into custody undocumented immigrants who have been charged with theft and other crimes. The legislation is named...
What Is in the Laken Riley Act? - TIME
Jan 10, 2025 · Congress has sent to President Trump the Laken Riley Act, which would cede some federal immigration enforcement power to the states and usher in a harsher new era of immigration detention.
Grassley and Colleagues Reintroduce Laken Riley Act
Jan 8, 2025 · The Laken Riley Act would require Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to arrest, detain and deport illegal immigrants who commit theft, burglary, larceny or shoplifting. Further, the legislation would ensure states have standing to bring civil actions against federal officials who refuse to enforce, or violate, immigration law.