US EditionDHS Reports More Than 17,500 Arrests Under the Laken Riley Act
- More than 17,500 illegal immigrants arrested in 2025 were charged under the Laken Riley Act, which mandates detention for certain crimes, according to the Department of Homeland Security .
- Operation Angel's Honor, launched by DHS, led to the arrest of over 1,000 illegal immigrants under the Laken Riley Act, according to Secretary Kristi Noem.
- The Laken Riley Act mandates detention of illegal immigrants charged with specific crimes, including assault and theft-related offenses, under the direction of ICE.
- Critics argue that the Laken Riley Act can unfairly detain non-violent offenders without due process, raising concerns about public safety, according to Nayna Gupta of the American Immigration Council.
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17,500 Detained: DHS Announces Massive Crackdown Under New ‘Laken Riley Act’
Federal authorities announced Wednesday that more than 17,500 foreign nationals have been arrested and detained under the newly enacted mandates of the Laken Riley Act. The figures were released by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) alongside the conclusion of “Operation Angel’s Honor,” a specific two-week enforcement blitz that resulted in over 1,000 of those […] 17,500 Detained: DHS Announces Massive Crackdown Under New ‘Laken Riley Act’
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DHS Arrests Over 17,500 Criminal Illegal Aliens Under Laken Riley Act
(The Epoch Times)—The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has arrested and detained more than 17,500 criminal illegal immigrants under the Laken Riley Act, the department said in a Dec. 24 statement. The Laken Riley Act was signed into law by President Donald Trump on Jan. 29, in honor of 22-year-old nursing student Laken Hope Riley from Georgia, who was murdered by a Venezuelan illegal immigrant in February 2024. The Act requires DHS to detai…
The Act is named after a nursing student from Georgia who was murdered by an illegal Venezuelan immigrant and member of the terrorist gang Tren de Aragua, who was previously arrested and released in the United States by the Biden Administration, arrested again and released again for sanctuary policies in American communities, before committing the heinous murder of the young woman.
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