The federal Laken Riley Act expands the scope of crimes that could place a person living in the U.S. without legal status in ...

President Donald Trump has signed the Laken Riley Act into law. Read about the bill and see social media reactions here.

The Laken Riley Act requires immigration officers to detain undocumented immigrants who are suspected, arrested, charged, or ...

Laken Riley was killed while going for a run on the University of Georgia campus in late February of 2024.

The Laken Riley Act is aimed at detaining more illegal immigrants, including those accused of theft and burglary.

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

On Jan. 29, President Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law as the first piece of legislation signed in his second ...

The bill is named after Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, who was killed in 2024 by a Venezuelan national in the U.S.

Ahead of Trump's signing, Laken Riley's mother, Allyson Phillips, spoke to those in the room. Phillips began by thanking ...

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

The law would require federal officials to detain immigrants without legal status accused of theft and violent crimes.