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The federal Laken Riley Act expands the scope of crimes that could place a person living in the U.S. without legal status in ...

The bill is named after Laken Riley, a nursing student who was killed last year. The legislation would require federal ...

The Laken Riley Act is aimed at detaining more illegal immigrants, including those accused of theft and burglary.

President Trump signed the Laken Riley Act, which mandates the deportation of undocumented immigrants convicted of nonviolent ...

The Laken Riley Act will require the detention of unauthorized immigrants accused of theft and violent crimes. The bill won ...

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed the Laken Riley Act into law, the first bill of his new administration, giving ...

The bill, known as the Laken Riley Act, is binding only on federal authorities, not on state and local law enforcement agencies. The legislation was given final approval by the House on Wednesday ...

The Laken Riley Act aims to expand the federal government's mandate to detain immigrants who are in the country illegally.

The bill is named for a Georgia nursing student who was killed last year by a Venezuelan man without legal status who had a ...

President Donald Trump (R) has signed the Laken Riley Act into law. The bill immediately deports illegal immigrants who have ...