A federal judge in Seattle has temporarily blocked President Trump's executive order to end birthright citizenship, calling it "blatantly unconstitutional." ...

If signed into law, the Laken Riley Act would require the detention of unauthorized immigrants accused of theft and violent ...

The Laken Riley Act is on track to become the first bill Donald Trump signs into law as president and a sign of his intent.

The United States House of Representatives passed the Laken Riley Act on Wednesday, Jan. 22, requiring local law enforcement and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain immigrants in the ...

As Congress worked to pass the Laken Riley Act, strengthening immigration enforcement powers in the name of a murdered University of Georgia student, much remained unknown about how the law would work ...

The House of Representatives on Wednesday gave final approval to the Laken Riley Act in a 263-156 vote. The bill requires ...

There's a popular mantra among skeptics of government power that goes like this: If a law is named after a person, it's ...

This happened in Georgia," he said. "And Friday, the day of the vote here in the Senate, is actually Laken Riley’s birthday.” Senate Democrats planned to discuss the bill at their weekly lunch ...

On Jan. 7, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill named for Laken Riley, a Georgia nursing student killed in February by a man who was in the country illegally. The Laken Riley Act would ...

The Laken Riley Act has taken a second major step toward passage as the Senate overwhelmingly voted to allow for debate on ...