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

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

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

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

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed the first bill of his new administration, and it is named after a slain Georgia ...

Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act on Wednesday as the president approves a series of initiatives meant to tackle his ...

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

The Laken Riley Act will require the detention of unauthorized immigrants accused of theft and violent crimes. The bill won bipartisan support in both the House and Senate. Sen. John Fetterman ...

President Donald Trump signs the Laken Riley Act during an event in the East Room of the White ... [+] House, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Washington. Trump signed the bill Wednesday and said the ...

Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) took to Twitter to strongly oppose the Laken Riley Act and then later went on television calling it a “highway to mass deportation.” Her remarks came after the bill ...