The House of Representatives passed the Laken Riley Act on Tuesday, the first legislation approved in the new Congress.
The bill passed by a vote of 264 to 159 and heads to the GOP-controlled Senate.
All voting Republicans and 48 Democrats approved the legislation.
#BREAKING: The US House has just PASSED the Laken Riley Act, which would force detention for illegal immigrants arrested for shoplifting and other crimes
HUGE step in the right direction!
But 159 Democrats voted against it.
WHY? pic.twitter.com/vJd7OzuAIp
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) January 7, 2025
Fox News reports:
The bill is named after a nursing student who was killed by an illegal immigrant while jogging on the University of Georgia’s campus.
The bill would require federal immigration
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