President Donald Trump plans to sign the Laken Riley Act into law as his administration's first piece of legislation.

President Donald Trump is poised to sign the first bill of his new administration. It's named after a slain Georgia nursing ...

Congress passed the Laken Riley Act with bipartisan support. Here's what the strict measure really means for undocumented ...

The US Congress has passed a bill requiring undocumented immigrants who are arrested for theft or violent crimes to be held ...

As Congress worked to pass the Laken Riley Act, strengthening immigration enforcement powers in the name of a murdered University of Georgia student, much remained unknown about how the law would work ...

This happened in Georgia," he said. "And Friday, the day of the vote here in the Senate, is actually Laken Riley’s birthday.” Senate Democrats planned to discuss the bill at their weekly lunch ...

President Donald Trump is poised to sign the first bill of his new administration, and it is named after a slain Georgia ...

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