The Laken Riley Act, signed into law by President Trump, is named after a Georgia nursing student murdered by an unauthorized ...

President Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law on Wednesday, marking the first legislative win of his second term amid a broader illegal immigration crackdown.

Trump said the move would double U.S. detention lockup capacities, and Guantanamo is “a tough place to get out of.” ...

The measure quickly passed the new Republican-controlled Congress with some Democratic support even though immigrants rights ...

The Laken Riley Act, named for the slain nursing school student who was attacked and killed by a Venezuelan citizen who had ...

President Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law Wednesday, the first bill he's signed into law since returning to the White House.

President Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law on Wednesday. The act will require the detention of unauthorized immigrants accused of theft and violent crimes. RELATED: Trump signs Laken ...

The Laken Riley Act, as the law is known, directs the authorities to detain and deport immigrants who are accused — not yet ...

Under the new law, federal officials will be required to detain any unauthorized migrant accused of theft and violent crimes.

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 ...