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

President Donald Trump marked the first legislative achievement of his second term by signing the Laken Riley Act into law on ...

President Trump on Wednesday signed the Laken Riley Act into law, marking his first legislative victory since he returned to ...

The first of these is the Laken Riley Act, being reintroduced by Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., and teed up for a vote by the end of the week. The measure was named for the 22-year-old Augusta ...

Deporting criminals, including shoplifters, is a no brainer. But the Laken Riley Act isn’t that simple. The legislation cruising through Congress does not just expand deportation of non-violent ...

President Joe Biden will deliver a eulogy at President Jimmy Carter’s funeral. The U.S. Senate will vote on whether to advance the Laken Riley Act. The House has scheduled a vote on legislation ...

On Jan. 7, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill named for Laken Riley, a Georgia nursing student killed in February by a man who was in the country illegally. The Laken Riley Act would ...

2. Venezuelan migrant Jose Ibarra sentenced in Laken Riley's murder In November, a Georgia judge convicted and sentenced Jose Ibarra, the suspect accused of murdering Augusta University student ...

The Laken Riley Act would require ICE to detain immigrants without legal permission who commit theft-related crimes. The bill, named after a Georgia nursing student killed by an immigrant without ...

The 264-159 vote to pass the Laken Riley Act puts pressure on Senate Democrats to support the legislation when Republicans, who now control the upper chamber, bring it to the floor for an initial vote ...

The Laken Riley Act was named after the 22-year-old Georgia nursing student who was murdered in 2024 by a Venezuelan man who entered the U.S. illegally. The bill mandates the detention of illegal ...