The Senate approved its first change to the Laken Riley Act on Wednesday evening, adding the assault of police officers to the list of offenses that trigger the detention of illegal immigrants.
The bill, which passed the House on a bipartisan basis last week, would require federal authorities to detain illegal immigrants charged, arrested, or convicted of theft-related crimes until deportation and empower state attorneys general to more easily bring lawsuits against the federal government over its handling of illegal immigration.
The act was named after the 22-year-old nursing student killed last year while jogging at the University of Georgia, allegedly by a Venezuelan illegal immigrant who was previously arrested but released.
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Wednesday’s vote marked the first chance senators have had to alter the bill.
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