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Sen. Britt’s landmark immigration enforcement bill passes Senate
This legislation is the most significant immigration enforcement and border security related bill to pass the Senate in nearly three decades.
U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Tedd Budd’s Immigration Enforcement Bill Passes Senate
The bill will be considered by the U.S. House of Representatives this week before heading to President Trump to be signed into law.
House passes Laken Riley Act, teeing up immigration crackdown
Senate passes Laken Riley Act in first move after Trump inauguration
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Private prisons poised to reap billions as Laken Riley Act passes Congress
• The Laken Riley Act, passed by Congress, mandates federal detention of undocumented immigrants accused of even minor crimes. • Critics, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, argue the bill benefits private prison companies at taxpayer expense, with a price tag of $83 billion.
The Red & Black1d
Laken Riley Act passes in the Senate
The U.S. Senate voted to pass the Laken Riley Act on Monday, Jan. 20, giving local law enforcement and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement the authority to detain immigrants in
USA Today6d
Senate Dems join with Republicans to break filibuster on immigrant crime bill
WASHINGTON – Several Senate Democrats from swing states ... which would require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain noncitizens who commit certain crimes. It comes after a ...
Senate passes immigrant detention bill that could be first measure Trump signs into law
Deporting millions of migrants or enforcing the Laken Riley Act will largely depend on Congress' ability to allocate roughly $100 billion.
The Hill on MSN8d
Senate adds amendment to immigration bill named after Laken Riley
The Senate on Wednesday adopted the first amendment to the Laken Riley Act, as Republicans push for a legislative win to open the new Congress. The legislation in its current form would mandate federal detention of immigrants without legal status accused ...
Alabama Political Reporter2d
Prefiled bills seek to “add some teeth” to immigration enforcement
Two bills prefiled in the Alabama legislature would enhance sentencing of illegal immigrants, and give local police powers to enforce immigration law.
Migrant detention bill before U.S. Senate could give Texas more sway over immigration policy
Under the bill, called the Laken Riley Act, state attorneys general like Ken Paxton would have the ability to challenge federal immigration officials.
ICE detains more than 530 people in workplace 'raids' in U.S. Northeast
Agents made 538 arrests during workplace raids across the Northeast Thursday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said.
The Daily Signal4d
10 Senate Democrats Join Republicans to Advance Laken Riley Act
Ten Senate Democrats joined Republicans Friday to advance the Laken Riley Act, making way for final passage of the bill as soon as next week.
List: The executive orders, actions, and proclamations Trump has made as president
Donald Trump issued a number of orders reversing Joe Biden's policies, kickstarting his second-term agenda after the inauguration.