The bill, which would require federal authorities to detain undocumented immigrants arrested for theft-related crimes, was ...

The Senate is poised to take up the Laken Riley Act, an immigration bill that's already passed the House. Here's what's in it ...

The Senate cleared the 60-vote threshold to begin debate on a GOP priority, with Democrats backing it as the party ...

The measure easily cleared the 60-vote filibuster but marked the first of likely several procedural hurdles before ...

Moderate House Democrats joined Republicans to support passage of the Laken Riley Act. Was this a post-election change of ...

More Senate Democrats have indicated they plan to vote to advance the Laken Riley Act in a procedural vote this Friday. The ...

The Laken Riley Act would require the federal detention deport undocumented immigrants accused of nonviolent crimes ...

The Senate advanced a bill aimed at addressing illegal immigration Thursday as the issue comes front and center under the new Congress.

Thursday's vote to advance the Laken Riley Act does not guarantee the immigration bill will have enough votes to pass the Senate.

The votes aren’t yet there to clear the Senate's filibuster, but several Democrats say they’ll support the House-passed bill or expressed openness to it.

U.S. Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock voted in favor of advancing the bill named after Laken Riley, a Georgia woman who was killed by an undocumented immigrant.

Two Democratic senators have already signed on to the legislation, meaning it needs just five more in order to avoid a ...