Congress passed the Laken Riley Act with bipartisan support. Here's what the strict measure really means for undocumented ...

Is this in keeping with A remarkable start to a term in Congress: shredding international law, the US Constitution, and basic decency. Josh Riley, the Green Party and the Green View column will ...

The bill would require law enforcement to detain immigrants without legal status arrested for crimes including larceny and shoplifting.

The Republican Party's Laken Riley Act is heading to President Donald Trump’s desk to become the first bill he signs into law after the party retook both chambers of Congress and the White House.

While the bill has now been passed out of Congress, there are hurdles ahead for its implementation. The Laken Riley Act will require a ramp-up period and a boost in funding, Immigration and ...

That bill, the Laken Riley Act, is named after a young woman who was killed last February by an undocumented immigrant from Venezuela. Her murderer was sentenced to life in prison. Riley has ...

The Laken Riley Act legislation pending in Congress would unconstitutionally elevate state powers over immigration while substantially curtailing rudimentary post-detention protections for ...

Congress passed the Laken Riley Act with bipartisan support. The House vote was 263-156 and included 46 Democrats with all Republicans in support. The Senate vote went 64-35 with 12 Democrats ...

WASHINGTON – In a sign of how Republicans are prioritizing cracking down on illegal immigration, both houses of Congress passed the Laken Riley Act, a bill targeting crime committed by ...