House passes Laken Riley Act, which heads to Senate with increasing Democratic support
The Laken Riley Act was passed on a 264-159 vote, with 48 House Democrats joining the Republican majority. The bill will now move to the Republican-controlled Senate, which will take the measure up on Friday.
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The House passed a measure that would require the detention of any undocumented immigrant charged with theft or burglary as its first piece of legislation in the new Congress on Tuesday afternoon. The Laken Riley Act,
Democrats Point Out Laken Riley Act Has 'Serious Flaws'
The United States House of Representatives voted Tuesday to pass a bill designed to tackle illegal immigration, named after Georgia student Laken Riley, who was murdered by an illegal immigrant. The Laken Riley Act was designed by Republicans to increase resources for border security,
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The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday approved the Laken Riley Act to require federal authorities to detain illegal migrants who have been convicted of theft and related crimes.
House passes Laken Riley Act to amp up border enforcement and put pressure on Democrats
The bill, named for a nursing school student who was murdered by a man in the country illegally, passed the House last year. The new Republican-controlled Senate is expected to take it up Friday.
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.
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