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It is highly significant that the first bill signed into law by President Donald Trump was the Laken Riley Act.

Congress passed the Laken Riley Act with bipartisan support. Here's what the strict measure really means for undocumented ...

Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law, empowering immigration officers to detain unauthorized immigrants when they ...

The bill would require law enforcement to detain immigrants without legal status arrested for crimes including larceny and shoplifting.

Congress passed the Laken Riley Act with bipartisan support. The House vote was 263-156 and included 46 Democrats with all Republicans in support. The Senate vote went 64-35 with 12 Democrats ...

The Laken Riley Act requires the Department of Homeland Security to detain undocumented migrants for certain crimes.

Representative Dale Strong and Senator Katie Britt joined President Donald Trump as he signed the Laken Riley Act into law on ...

The US Congress has passed a bill requiring undocumented immigrants who are arrested for theft or violent crimes to be held in jail pending trial. The bill, named after Laken Riley - a Georgia nursing ...

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.