Congress passes immigrant detention bill in first legislative win for Trump
The House voted on Wednesday to pass a GOP-led bill to require detention of undocumented migrants charged with certain crimes, handing an early legislative win to President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans,
Trump's deportation plans make headway as Congress passes Laken Riley Act
On Wednesday, the House passed the Laken Riley Act a bill that requires the detainment of unauthorized immigrants accused of theft and violent crimes.
'Something the overwhelming majority of Americans support': House passes Laken Riley Act
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 last year by an undocumented immigrant.
House passes Laken Riley Act as 1st bill of new GOP-controlled Congress
The House voted at 1 p.m. Tuesday on the Laken Riley Act, passing the bill as its first piece of legislation of the 119th Congress on a vote of 264 to 159. Forty-eight Democrats voted in favor of the bill.
Senate passes immigrant detention bill that could be the first measure Trump signs into law
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fresh off President Donald Trump's inauguration, the Senate on Monday passed a bill that would require federal authorities to detain migrants accused of theft and violent crimes, the first measure he likely will sign into law and giving more weight to his plans to deport millions of migrants.
House passes Laken Riley Act as Trump begins immigration crackdown
The bill would allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to arrest and detain undocumented immigrants accused of theft-related crimes.
Congress passes Laken Riley Act in early win for Trump on immigration
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 student murdered last year by a Venezuelan man - passed the House of Representatives a day after it was approved by the Senate.
House passes Laken Riley Act, sending immigration bill to Trump's desk
The Laken Riley Act, aimed at clamping down on people in the U.S. illegally who commit nonviolent crimes like theft, is expected to be the first bill President Donald Trump signs into law.
Amended Laken Riley Act passes U.S. House, to be sent to Trump
The U.S. House on Wednesday agreed to Senate amendments to the Laken Riley Act and voted to send the deportation measure to President Donald Trump's desk.
The House GOP’s first bill of 2025 could enable a Ken Paxton power grab
New legislation would hand state attorneys general veto power over large swaths of federal immigration policy.
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Biden Blasted for Vetoing Bill That Would Allow Trump to Name More Judges
The JUDGES Act passed the Senate with bipartisan support in August, but the House didn't pass the legislation until after Trump won in November. The bill passed the lower chamber by a vote ...
This New Immigration Bill That’s About to Pass Is a Horrifying Trojan Horse
The act—which originated as a Republican messaging bill to condemn President Joe Biden’s border policies—has already sailed ...
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Senate immigration bill aims to overturn Supreme Court precedent in a sea change for legal system, experts say
Anti-immigrant state officials and federal judges would have new power to dictate immigration enforcement– including whether ...
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White House Vetoes Bipartisan Bill to Create Needed Judgeships
Yesterday the White House issued a statement by President Biden indicating he is vetoing the JUDGES Act, bipartisan legislation to create additional district court judgeships. The Senate ...