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 ...

While attending nursing school at the University of Georgia, Riley was brutally murdered by an illegal immigrant.

David Bier, director of immigration studies at the Cato Institute, on X: "The Laken Riley Act pretends to be about stopping ILLEGAL immigrants who commit crimes. In fact, it's a Trojan horse designed ...

The bill, which would require federal authorities to detain undocumented immigrants arrested for theft-related crimes, was the first to be voted on by the newly installed Republican-controlled Senate.

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

The Senate appears poised to advance a bill that would expand the federal government's mandate to detain immigrants who are ...

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

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

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.