Congress passes Laken Riley Act in early victory 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.
The Laken Riley Act, as the bill is known, directs the authorities to deport immigrants who are accused — not yet convicted — ...
The Iowans’ push stems from the 2016 death of Sarah Root, a Council Bluffs resident who was killed by an undocumented ...
The House voted 263 to 156 to approve the Laken Riley act, sending the measure to Trump for his signature. The measure would ...
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