Rep. Chrissy Houlahan, 6th Congressional District, explains why she couldn't vote for the bill allowing deportation of those ...

President Donald Trump is poised to sign the first bill of his new administration. It's named after a slain Georgia nursing ...

Trump is expected to sign it into law. The House gave final approval to the Laken Riley Act on Wednesday. The bill passed the chamber with support from 217 Republicans and 46 Democrats.

Legislation that would allow federal authorities to detain undocumented immigrants accused of thefts and related crimes is ...

One can argue about whether Congressional Republicans appropriated the murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley for political gain. The 22-year-old Riley went for a run last February and ...

The Laken Riley Act was passed on a 264-159 vote, with 48 House Democrats joining the Republican majority. The bill will now ...

The first of these is the Laken Riley Act, being reintroduced by Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., and teed up for a vote by the end of the week. The measure was named for the 22-year-old Augusta ...

The House approved its first policy legislation of the new Congress on Tuesday with a bill aimed at addressing illegal immigration.

Will and Mona talk about Pete Hegseth's awfulness, some Democrats embracing the Laken Riley Act, and the MAGA civil war.

The Laken Riley Act would allow law enforcement agencies to detain and begin deportation procedures for unauthorized immigrants accused of theft or burglary. Current law only allows this for ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WCIV) — The Republican-led House voted Tuesday to pass the Laken Riley Act, named after a 22-year-old Georgia nursing student who was murdered in 2024 by an immigrant in the ...

The Senate voted overwhelmingly Thursday to limit debate on the Laken Riley Act, which compels border enforcement officials to take custody of illegal immigrants who commit theft and related crimes.