It is highly significant that the first bill signed into law by President Donald Trump was the Laken Riley Act.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday used a signing ceremony for the Laken Riley Act to announce that his administration plans ...

Biden mentioned Riley during his State of the Union address last year as he spoke about border security and after ...

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, holds a poster with photos of murder victims Sarah Root and Laken Riley as she speaks on Capitol Hill, Feb. 27, 2024, in Washington. House Republicans passed a bill that ...

(AP Photo/Alex Brandon) FILE - A supporter holds a poster with a photo of Laken Riley before Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally March 9 ...

A supporter holds a poster with a photo of Laken Riley before Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, March 9, 2024, in Rome, Georgia.

It’s so sad we have to be doing it.” FILE - A supporter holds a poster with a photo of Laken Riley before Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign ...

The bill’s namesake, Laken Riley, was a Georgia nursing student who was murdered by an illegal Venezuelan migrant who was out on parole after a previous shoplifting arrest. A supporter holds a poster ...

Supporters hold posters of slain Georgia nursing student Laken Riley as Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event at the Forum River Center in Rome, Ga., on March 9. Photo by Erik S. Lesser/EPA-EFE ...