The Senate voted Friday to end debate on a bill named for murdered jogger Laken Riley that would help federal authorities crack down on illegal immigrants who steal or brawl with cops — and let ...

The Senate inched closer Monday to final passage of the Laken Riley Act, which requires immigration officials to detain illegal migrants who engage in theft, shoplifting and related crimes.

On Jan. 7, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill named for Laken Riley, a Georgia nursing student killed in February by a man who was in the country illegally. The Laken Riley Act would ...

ATLANTA — Lawmakers in the U.S. Senate are set to debate the Laken Riley Act on Tuesday -- legislation that has sparked fierce discussions over immigration policy and public safety. The bill ...

New members of Congress got to work this week. The GOP-controlled House of Representatives passed its first bill, known as the Laken Riley Act. The bill is named after Laken Riley, a Georgia ...