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

The legislation will require immigration officers to detain immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally when they're accused of ...

Nearly one year ago, 22-year-old Georgia nursing student Laken Riley was murdered by a Venezuelan national who had been ...

The law is named for Laken Riley, a 22-year-old Georgia nursing student who went out for a run and was killed by a Venezuelan ...

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

President Trump signed the Laken Riley Act Wednesday to require the detention of illegal immigrants charged with certain ...

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President Trump signed the Laken Riley Act, which mandates the deportation of undocumented immigrants convicted of nonviolent ...

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

Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act on Wednesday as the president approves a series of initiatives meant to tackle his ...

The Laken Riley Act is on its way to President Donald Trump's desk as the first bill he will sign into law. Here's what this ...

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