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The Laken Riley Act requires immigration officers to detain undocumented immigrants who are suspected, arrested, charged, or ...

The legislation will require immigration officers to detain immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally when they're accused of ...

The Laken Riley Act, as the law is known, directs the authorities to detain and deport immigrants who are accused — not yet ...

The Laken Riley Act is the first bill President Trump signed into law Wednesday after returning to office — an early victory ...

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The Laken Riley Act directs Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain illegal immigrants arrested or charged with ...

President Donald Trump plans to sign the Laken Riley Act into law as his administration's first piece of legislation.

The Laken Riley Act aims to expand the federal government's mandate to detain immigrants who are in the country illegally.

If signed into law, the Laken Riley Act would require the detention of unauthorized immigrants accused of theft and violent crimes. The bill won bipartisan support in both the House and Senate.

President Trump on Wednesday signed the Laken Riley Act into law, marking his first legislative victory since he returned to ...

The bill is named after Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, who was killed in 2024 by a Venezuelan national in the U.S.