Laken Riley Act

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan condemned the Laken Riley Act — legislation requiring the detention of certain illegal immigrants charged with theft-related crimes — criticizing the measure named after a young woman who was murdered by an illegal alien, as her own state faces ongoing federal investigations into large-scale fraud involving Somali migrants and taxpayer funds.

On Saturday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “The Weekend,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) said the Democrats in the Senate should withhold their votes to fund the government in order to extract concessions from Republicans such as removing National Guard troops from Washington,

The family of Laken Riley, the 22-year-old nursing student killed in February 2024 on the University of Georgia campus by an illegal immigrant, endorsed Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) for U.S. Senate, praising his role in championing legislation named in Riley’s honor and aligning themselves with his bid to unseat Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) in 2026.

The lawmaker’s journey to the Central American nation, where he was denied access to Garcia at the Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (CECOT) maximum security prison, showed the disturbing true colors of anti-borders politicians: an instinct to prioritize the interests of illegal aliens over those of legal American citizens.

President Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act, the first bill he has approved since returning to office, into law at the White House on Wednesday.

President Donald Trump signs the Laken Riley Act into law on Wednesday, January 29.

The House on Wednesday passed the Laken Riley Act, sending the bill to the White House to make it the first legislation President Donald Trump will sign into law.

On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “OutFront,” Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA), who voted against the Laken Riley Act on Monday, stated that he doesn’t believe “Democrats have ever said, no, no, no, let’s not deport violent criminals. We’ve always been for

The United States Senate passed the Laken Riley Act on Monday, a bill that requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to take illegal aliens who have been arrested, charged, or convicted of crimes such as theft, burglary, shoplifting, or larceny into custody.

The Senate Friday teed up the Laken Riley Act to become the first significant border and immigration legislation to pass Congress in decades.

Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA), the lawmaker behind the Laken Riley Act, explained to Breitbart News Daily why it is so necessary despite existing law, noting that “local law enforcement only has the ability to contact ICE and bring them in on major crime.”

Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) discusses the U.S. House’s passage of the Laken Riley Act, which would require ICE to detain criminal illegal aliens.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) on Wednesday proposed Travis’s Law as an amendment to the Laken Riley Act to expand the scope of detaining illegal aliens who victimize Americans.

The Laken Riley Act took another step to becoming law Monday evening after clearing another hurdle in the Senate. Senators voted 82-10 on a motion to proceed to consideration of the bill, allowing the chamber to begin debating the bill

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) on Monday introduced legislation that could very well serve as the next step in the national immigration debate.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is reportedly attempting to kill the Laken Riley Act, a bill that requires the DHS to take illegal aliens who have been charged, arrested, or convicted for crimes such as theft, larceny, burglary or shoplifting into custody.

On Friday’s broadcast of WBUR’s “Here and Now,” Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) discussed his support for the Laken Riley Act and stated that Hispanic voters aren’t necessarily “where the electeds are or the interest groups that represent a lot of

It is a “very significant logistical undertaking” to deport one million people, Ken Cuccinelli, former Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security said during an appearance on Breitbart News Daily.

Thirty-three Senate Democrats voted with Republicans Thursday to clear a key procedural hurdle on the Laken Riley Act.

On Thursday’s broadcast of MSNBC’s “All In,” Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) defended his vote against the Laken Riley Act by stating that “people are going to be targeted because they’re brown.” Host Chris Hayes asked, “[T]here’s a sort of a

President-elect Donald Trump is set to host Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) at Mar-a-Lago in what is already a highly anticipated meeting.

Former Acting Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Ken Cuccinelli joins host Mike Slater to talk about the commonsense Laken Riley Act and why it should be passed ASAP.

Senate Republicans are ready to begin delivering on President-elect Donald Trump’s historic mandate, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) said Wednesday in outlining the Senate’s path ahead.

On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) defended voting against the Laken Riley Act by stating that “it is ironic to me that Donald Trump, who held on so tightly to that presumption of innocence, who

On Tuesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “The Source,” Rep. Dan Goldman (D-NY) defended voting against the Laken Riley Act to address illegal immigrants accused of certain crimes and said that while there is a crime problem in the United States, “they will

Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC) criticized Democrat opposition to the Laken Riley Act that was passed by the House of Representatives on Tuesday.

Sen. John Fetterman is the sole Democrat co-sponsor of the “Laken Riley Act” to require the DHS to take illegals into custody for petty crimes.

The House of Representatives passed the Laken Riley Act on Tuesday morning despite opposition from 159 Democrats.