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

Eroding North Carolina of criminals, in particular those who entered the country illegally and then broke more laws, continues to get a push from lawmakers in the Republican Party, the president, and ...

The North Carolina General Assembly on Nov. 20 overturned a gubernatorial veto to require all 100 sheriffs to cooperate with ...

The Alabama senator, who took office in 2022, is a rising star. The Laken Riley Act she sponsored is expected to be the first ...

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem (R) addressed staffers at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the first ...

President Donald Trump is moving forward with his plans to crack down on immigration, and Black Atlantans could soon find ...

The Laken Riley Act would require the detention of unauthorized immigrants accused of theft and violent crimes ...

The slow-motion surrender of some Democrats to President-elect Donald Trump on the Laken Riley Act was already looking pretty grim last week, when 48 House Democrats joined Republicans in ...

One can argue about whether Congressional Republicans appropriated the murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley for political gain. The 22-year-old Riley went for a run last February and ...

Deporting criminals, including shoplifters, is a no brainer. But the Laken Riley Act isn’t that simple. The legislation cruising through Congress does not just expand deportation of non-violent ...

The Laken Riley Act is named after a young woman whose 2024 murder by an undocumented man in Georgia has become a rallying cry for Republicans. The bill would allow for the immediate detention and ...

The first of these is the Laken Riley Act, being reintroduced by Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., and teed up for a vote by the end of the week. The measure was named for the 22-year-old Augusta ...