The legislation will require federal agents to detain illegal immigrants arrested for theft and other related crimes until they are deported.

The Laken Riley Act, authored by Rep. Mike Collins ... An earlier version of the bill passed the House by a vote of 264-159, with 48 Democrats supporting it. Last year, the GOP-controlled House had ...

Forty-six Democrats crossed party lines in voting to pass a bill requiring undocumented immigrants arrested for violent crimes to be held in jail pending trial.

The House of Representatives voted to pass the Laken Riley Act in a 263 to 156 vote on Wednesday. Among other things, the bill would direct Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to detain ...

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

The bill would allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to arrest and detain undocumented immigrants accused of theft-related crimes.

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

Some Democrats went along with the MAGA movement to pass a bill some of their own colleagues and constituents said will ...

WASHINGTON — The Republican-led House on Wednesday passed the Laken Riley Act, a strict immigration detention measure named for a 22-year-old Georgia nursing school student who was murdered ...