The bill, which has divided Democrats, would require law enforcement to detain noncitizens who commit primarily theft-related crimes.

President Donald Trump holds the document after signing the Laken Riley Act during an event in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ...

A Christmastime U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation named Operation "Angel’s Honor" in tribute to murdered Georgia nursing student Laken Riley netted over 1,000 criminal illegal aliens, ...

The Trump administration says it conducted the arrests under the authority of the Laken Riley Act. President Donald Trump, surrounded by members of Congress and Laken Riley’s family, signs the Laken ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate voted today to advance S. 5, the Laken Riley Act, teeing the bill up for a final vote on Monday. The first immigration bill of the new Congress, the proposed law would ...

Hello, and welcome back to “Immigration Unmasked.” If you haven’t yet, please check out my coauthor Giulia’s two-part examination of the detention of Rümeysa Öztürk, a Tufts graduate student from ...