US EditionPadilla says he is a ‘no’ on Laken Riley Act ‘as currently written’
- The GOP-controlled House passed the Lincoln Riley Act, named after Lincoln Riley, a Georgia student killed by an undocumented migrant last year.
- The bill allows mandatory civil immigration detention of individuals with criminal charges and permits states to sue the federal government.
- All three of New Mexico's representatives, who are Democrats, voted against the bill introduced to the Senate on Thursday.
- Immigration advocates warn that if the bill becomes law, it could lead to family separations and strain the immigration system.
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The Laken Riley Act is supported by at least two Democrats in the Senate, but Alex Padilla of California warns about how it would affect immigrants
Bishop Says Laken Riley Act, Mass Deportations, Are ‘Vigilante’ Approach - The Tablet
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump speaks to the media as (L-R) Sens. Tom Cotton (R-AR), John Barrasso (R-WY) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) look on at the U.S. Capitol on January 8, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump is visiting Capitol Hill to pay his respects at the casket of late former U.S. President Jimmy Carter as he lies in state in the Capitol Rotunda and also to meet with Republican Senate member…
Bishop says Laken Riley Act, mass deportations, are ‘vigilante’ approach
NEW YORK – When the federal government increased its deportation efforts in the mid-1970s, Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, then a priest in the Archdiocese of Newark, recalls the harm it caused by forcing many undocumented immigrants into situations that led to injury, even death. “It was horrible … they would surround these buildings, go into them, and people would jump out of windows and get hurt. Some people even got killed … it was bad,” DiMarzio,…
ThePatriotLight - List Of Senators Refusing To Support The Laken Riley Act Surfaces
ThePatriotLight - The Laken Riley Act, a key piece of immigration enforcement legislation, is facing strong opposition in the Senate as prominent Democrats withhold support for its final passage. Named after Laken Riley, the 22-year-old nursing student tragically murdered in 2024 by an illegal immigrant with a history of criminal offenses, the act aims to tighten immigration laws and address failures in enforcement. While the bill has gained bip…
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas Attempting to Block Laken Riley Act › American Greatness
Outgoing Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is reportedly attempting to block passage of the bipartisan Laken Riley Act. According to Breitbart, the […] Source
By CNN en Español The Laken Riley Act bill seeks to give more power to anti-immigration state officials and federal judges to dictate the application of US immigration laws, including the ability to detain individual migrants. The GOP bill passed the US House of Representatives and is advancing in the Senate with bipartisan support. Republicans will likely need the votes of seven Democrats for final passage. The legislation is named after Laken …
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