The House on Wednesday passed the Laken Riley Act, sending the immigration-related bill to President Trump’s desk in what is ...

The strict measure, named for a 22-year-old Georgia nursing school student who was murdered by an undocumented immigrant, has ...

The bill would require law enforcement to detain immigrants without legal status arrested for crimes including larceny and ...

The legislation will require federal agents to detain illegal immigrants arrested for theft and other related crimes until ...

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), one of the seven Republican senators who voted to convict Trump in his second impeachment ...

The Laken Riley Act is set to become the first piece of legislation signed into law by President Donald Trump after the bill passed through the House a second time on Wednesday.

The House voted on Wednesday to pass a GOP-led bill to require detention of undocumented migrants charged with certain crimes ...

Senate passage gives Trump a legislative victory on his first day back in the White House and jump-starts his sweeping agenda to curb illegal immigration.

The Laken Riley Act directs federal authorities to deport immigrants who are accused, but not yet convicted, of specific ...

The long-pushed Laken Riley Act could be one of the first bills to hit President Trump's desk in his new term.

The Senate is set to vote on final passage Monday after Trump’s inauguration, but the House will also need to take up changes ...

The bill originated in the GOP-led House and if signed into law would requires the Department of Homeland Security to detain illegal immigrants charged with or convicted of theft-related crimes.