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House passes immigration measure named for Laken Riley

GOP-led immigration legislation passes House in first bill of new Congress, but faces uncertain future in Senate

The House voted on Tuesday to pass a GOP-led bill to require detention of undocumented migrants charged with certain crimes, but the measure faces an uncertain future in the Senate in a sign of the challenges facing Republicans despite controlling both chambers of Congress.

CBS News · 4h

House passes immigration measure named for Laken Riley in first bill of new Congress

The House approved its first policy legislation of the new Congress on Tuesday with a bill aimed at addressing illegal immigration.

Washington Examiner · 1h

Senate Democrats wrestle with Republicans’ Laken Riley Act to combat illegal immigration

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.

National Review on MSN · 2h

House Passes Laken Riley Act Requiring ICE to Detain Illegal Immigrants Suspected of Theft

Forty-eight Democrats joined Republicans in voting for the bill, which is the first to pass the newly elected House.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution · 3h

Bill named after Laken Riley is first to be passed in U.S. House this year

Bill named after University of Georgia student killed last year would make it easier to deport unauthorized immigrants accused of theft or burglary.

Utah, immigration

Deseret News on MSN · 22h

Utah Republican lawmakers announce public safety crackdown on migrants in state illegally

Utah Republicans announced bills to counter migrant-related crime in the state on Monday. They also discussed the future of the Utah Compact

YAHOO!News · 20h

Republicans begin rolling out public safety and immigration bills ahead of session

Utah legislative session set to begin later this month, lawmakers are giving the public a preview into some bills focused on public safety and immigration. From facilitating deportations by changing the state’s criminal code,

Axios Salt Lake City on MSN · 23h

Utah Republican lawmakers announce immigration, public safety bills

Utah House Republicans revealed a package of bills on Monday that they say would improve public safety and address immigration issues. State of play: The announcement comes two weeks before President-elect Trump,

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Venezuelan Migrants To Stand Trial For Murdering Immigration Officer By Throwing Him Down a Hill

The two Venezuelan migrants accused of murdering a Mexican immigration agent right before the new year will remain in jail ...

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Jittery Mexico breaks up caravans, drops migrants in cartel-infested Acapulco ahead of Trump inauguration

The Mexican government has started rounding up and transporting caravan migrants to Acapulco to try to thwart their plans to ...

Houses passes immigration measure named after Laken Riley

House Republicans focused their attention on the border with their first bill of the year, passing legislation — named after ...

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Mexico drops migrants in troubled resort as it disperses them far from U.S. border

Ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, Mexico is dissolving attention-grabbing migrant caravans and keeping ...

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Migrants to stand trial in murder of immigration agent

A Mexican judge has ordered two Venezuelan migrants to remain in jail pending trial for the Dec. 30 beating death of an ...

'We want the law enforced:' U.S. House passes bill to detain criminal migrants

The U.S. Senate is set to vote on the Laken Riley Act, a bill that empowers law enforcement to detain illegal immigrants ...

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Immigration is a higher priority for Americans than it was a year ago, poll shows

Washington — More Americans say immigration should be a top focus for the U.S. government in 2025, as the country heads ...

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Immigration spurs big bump in Mass. population

“While immigration is the single largest driver of population ... Massachusetts has seen an influx of thousands of refugees ...

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