The Laken Riley Act, named for the slain nursing school student who was attacked and killed by a Venezuelan citizen who had entered into the U.S. illegally, is the first legislative win of Trump's second term.

Under the new law, federal officials would be required to detain any migrant arrested or charged with crimes like shoplifting, assaulting a police officer or crimes that injure or kill someone.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday will sign the Laken Riley Act into law as his administration’s first piece of legislation. People who are in the United States illegally and are accused of