The Republican-led House on Wednesday gave its final approval to a bill that requires the detainment of unauthorised immigrants accused of theft and violent crimes, marking the first legislation that ...

Representative Mike Collins' (R-GA) pivotal legislation, the Laken Riley Act, has passed in both the House and the Senate and will head to President Donald Tr ...

Trump made immigration a centerpiece of his campaign. The passage of the Laken Riley Act is the first step in his plan.

The Laken Riley Act, named after a student who was murdered on the University of Georgia campus, would require detention of undocumented migrants charged with certain crimes.

ABC News reports,The Republican Party’s Laken Riley Act, aimed at cracking down on illegal immigration, is set to be the first bill signed into law by President Donald Trump after the GOP regained ...

During the Laken Riley Act’s closely watched journey through the House and Senate this month, more 60 Democratic members of Congress supported the bill, ...

The bill, named for Laken Riley, a Georgia student killed by an immigrant, adds legislative muscle to President Trump’s immigration enforcement push.

Find out more about President Donald Trump’s first immigration bill, which has just passed the House 263-156 with the support of 46 Democrats.

• The Laken Riley Act, passed by Congress, mandates federal detention of undocumented immigrants accused of even minor crimes. • Critics, including Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, argue the bill ...

District 6 representative was only Maryland Democrat to approve measure for immigrant detention headed for Trump's signature.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) slammed the Laken Riley Act in a speech on the House floor on Wednesday, pointing out that some House members may have financial incentives to vote for the ...