The legislation will require immigration officers to detain immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally when they're accused of lower-level crimes like shoplifting.

The first law signed by President Donald Trump in his second term expands the type of crimes for which noncitizens can be arrested and detained without the option for release on bond—even if they ...

President Donald Trump has signed the Laken Riley Act into law. Read about the bill and see social media reactions here.

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

Democratic Senators from Arizona voted alongside Republicans on Friday to advance a tough immigration crime bill, the Laken ...

In signing the most significant piece of immigration-enforcement legislation to reach the Resolute Desk since 1996, President ...

Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act on Wednesday as the president approves a series of initiatives meant to tackle his ...

Yes. The act requires detaining such immigrants who are arrested for, or charged with, violent crimes or theft. This can lead ...

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

The federal Laken Riley Act expands the scope of crimes that could place a person living in the U.S. without legal status in ...

It is highly significant that the first bill signed into law by President Donald Trump was the Laken Riley Act.

Nearly one year ago, 22-year-old Georgia nursing student Laken Riley was murdered by a Venezuelan national who had been ...