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

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

President Donald Trump is poised to sign the first bill of his new administration. It's named after a slain Georgia nursing ...

The bill is named after Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, who was killed in 2024 by a Venezuelan national in the U.S.

Bill named for slain Georgia nursing student becomes the first law signed into law by 47th president, who made immigration a ...

New law mandates detention of illegal immigrants accused of serious crimes, regardless of whether they have been convicted.

Migrants who commit theft and other crimes are subject to deportation after President Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act ...

The Republican-led Hou se on Wednesday passed the Laken Riley Act, a strict immigration detention measure named for a 22-year ...

On Jan. 29, President Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law as the first piece of legislation signed in his second ...

Ahead of Trump's signing, Laken Riley's mother, Allyson Phillips, spoke to those in the room. Phillips began by thanking ...

The law would require federal officials to detain immigrants without legal status accused of theft and violent crimes.