159 House Democrats voted Tuesday against legislation titled the Laken Riley Act that would require federal immigration authorities to detain illegal migrants who commit theft-related crimes in ...

The GOP's Laken Riley Act beat the filibuster with the help of some Democrats. (Reuters) The measure initially sailed past the filibuster in its first test vote on Jan 9 by a margin of 84-9.

"Senate Democrats uniformly opposed (the Laken Riley Act) last year, despite the bill receiving bipartisan support in the House of Representatives," said Thune.

The Laken Riley Act would speed up deporting undocumented immigrants accused of theft or shoplifting and is a gateway to mass deportation under Trump. A growing number of moderate Democrats are ...

Ga., who was the lead sponsor of the Laken Riley Act, is eyeing a Senate run to oust Democrat Sen. Jon Ossoff.

Democrats previously denigrated measures like the Laken Riley Act, which would require the detention of any undocumented immigrant charged with theft or burglary, as “messaging bills” meant to ...

Jose Ibarra was convicted of malice murder, kidnapping and aggravated assault in the death of 22-year-old Laken Riley and ...

U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego, an Arizona Democrat, plans to visit the Iowa State Fair and hold a Quad Cities event in August.

A judge has ordered a mental evaluation for Jose Ibarra, the Venezuelan man convicted of killing Georgia nursing student ...