Senate passes Laken Riley Act in first move after Trump inauguration

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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. The House of Representatives passed the bill in a 263 to 156 vote on Wednesday, the second time the lower chamber advanced the bill this month. It passed the House 264 to 159 on Jan. 7. All voting Republicans supported the bill, along with 48 Democrats …

The Laken Riley Act is set to be approved and signed into law

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WDEF) – It’s been almost a year since Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student, was murdered by José Antonio Ibarra, an undocumented immigrant. Riley was attacked on February 22, 2024, while jogging at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. Her body was found in Oconee Forest Park near Lake Herrick. Twenty-six-year-old José Antonio Ibarra entered the United States illegally in 2023. Before this incident, he had been …

Senate passes immigrant detention bill that could be first measure Trump signs into law

The Laken Riley Act is named after a Georgia nursing student whose murder by a Venezuelan man last year became a rallying cry for Trump's White House campaign.

12 Senate Democrats Join Republicans To Pass Laken Riley Act

By Virginia Allen, The Daily Signal | January 20, 2025 An amended version of the Laken Riley Act passed through the Senate Monday night with bipartisan support in a vote of 64 to 35.  “We are a proud nation of immigrants. We are also a nation of laws, and the lawlessness ends today,” Alabama Republican Sen. Katie Britt, who led the reintroduction of the Laken Riley Act in the Senate, said on the Senate floor ahead of the bill’s passage. The bill…

Will the Laken Riley Act reshape immigration in the US and lead to visa bans for India?

The Laken Riley Act, named after a Georgia murder victim, proposes sweeping changes to US immigration enforcement, including mandatory detention for accused immigrants and visa bans for 'uncooperative' nations. India is on that list. With bipartisan support, it promises to reshape immigration policy but raises concerns about economic, humanitarian, and diplomatic repercussions

Laken Riley Act passes Senate

The House is preparing to take up the Laken Riley Act later this week after the Senate passed the bill Monday, Politico reported.