The U.S. Senate voted 64-35 on Monday to pass the proposed Laken Riley Act and sent the measure to the House of Representatives for consideration.

The Laken Riley Act was passed on a 264-159 vote, with 48 House Democrats joining the Republican majority. The bill will now ...

The Senate on Monday passed the Laken Riley Act, setting the immigration crackdown bill for a vote in the House later this week. Why it matters: The legislation could be on President Trump's desk by ...

Thursday's vote to advance the Laken Riley Act does not guarantee the immigration bill will have enough votes to pass the ...

The House voted on an amended version of the Laken Riley Act on Wednesday, two weeks after it initially passed the bill.

Forty-six Democrats crossed party lines in voting to pass a bill requiring undocumented immigrants arrested for violent crimes to be held in jail pending trial.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) navigated the Laken Riley Act through his chamber’s cumbersome voting procedures. Getty Images Immigration officials have said Ibarra illegally crossed ...

The House of Representatives passed a Senate-revised version of the Laken Riley Act Wednesday, sending the first piece of significant legislation to President Trump’s desk for his expected ...

Undocumented migrants found guilty of theft-related crimes will now be detained after the U.S. Senate passed the Laken Riley Act hours after President Donald Trump took his oath of office Monday.

Send an email to Virginia. An amended version of the Laken Riley Act passed through the Senate Monday night with bipartisan support in a vote of 64 to 35. “We are a proud nation of immigrants.

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

Legislation that would allow federal authorities to detain undocumented immigrants accused of thefts and related crimes is gaining support despite costs of enforcement and due process concerns.