Laken Riley Murder Case:Judge gives verdict in Jose Ibarra murder ... Burt Jones, who presides over the state Senate. Trump ...

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted Monday to pass an immigration crackdown bill, the first piece of legislation congressional Republicans are hoping to send newly sworn-in President Donald Trump for a ...

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.

The Laken Riley Act - which now heads back over to the U.S. House after the Senate approved its own amended version - could become the first piece of legislation to reach President Trump’s desk. The ...

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 Laken Riley Act passed the House and Senate with bipartisan support earlier this month. It also had the bipartisan ...

The Laken Riley Act on Monday cleared a second procedural hurdle in the Senate as talk turns to an amendment push by Democrats in order to potentially make alterations to the bill. Senators voted ...

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

The Senate on Monday passed the Laken Riley Act, making the immigration-related bill the first piece of legislation to make it through the upper chamber in the new Congress and putting it a step ...

The bill would require immigration officers to detain immigrants who are suspected of minor theft and cede some federal immigration enforcement power to states.

The Laken Riley Act directs Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain illegal immigrants arrested or charged with ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate is now considering the Laken Riley Act. It was debated for the first time on the Senate floor on Wednesday. Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) was among the most vocal in supporting ...