The Laken Riley Act lowers the bar for detaining undocumented immigrants charged with crimes, requiring the detention of ...

Anyone who is not holding the line for undocumented communities is a traitor to democratic values as far as I’m concerned,” ...

Trump signed the Laken Riley Act Wednesday, the first piece of legislation the president has signed since his inauguration.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed the first bill of his new administration, and it is named after a ...

Guantanamo Bay, a U.S. base in Cuba since 1898, may soon house thousands of detained migrants, following a proposal by the ...

US President Donald Trump signed the so-called Laken-Riley Act on Wednesday. Illegal immigrants in the US can now be detained and deported on suspicion if they commit crimes.

Lawmakers penned the 'Laken Riley Act' in honor of a Georgia nursing student who was killed by an illegal immigrant.

The Laken Riley Act mandates detention for unauthorized immigrants accused of crimes. With bipartisan support, it empowers ...

New law mandates detention of illegal immigrants accused of serious crimes, regardless of whether they have been convicted.

Among other things, the Laken Riley Act is intended to ensure that people who pose a potential threat to others are detained while their immigration cases are being processed. In other words, this is ...

In a related executive order signed this week, Trump directed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to increase capacity ...

President Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law Wednesday, nearly a year after the Georgia nursing student was ...