Jan 22, 2025 · The U.S. House of Representatives gave final passage to a bill named for Laken Riley, a Georgia woman killed in February 2024 by a man who was in the country illegally, clearing the way for...

Jan 29, 2025 · The Laken Riley Act passed the House and Senate with bipartisan support earlier this month. It also had the bipartisan support of a majority of Arizona's Capitol Hill delegation.

Jan 8, 2025 · The Laken Riley Act, named after a University of Georgia nursing student murdered in February 2024 by Venezuelan national Jose Antonio Ibarra, passed on a bipartisan 264-159 vote. Representative Raul Grijalva, who is battling cancer, did not vote.

Jan 9, 2025 · In one of the first legislative actions of the 119th Congress, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 29, the Laken Riley Act, which was introduced by U.S. Congressman Mike Collins from Georgia. All members of Arizona’s Republican delegation voted in favor of the bill, as did one Democrat, U.S. Representative Greg Stanton.

Jan 22, 2025 · The GOP-led bill is named after 22-year-old Georgia nursing student Laken Riley. The man convicted in her murder was said by immigration officials to have entered the country without proper authorization and was later charged in the United States with shoplifting.

Jan 20, 2025 · On Monday, Democratic Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego of Arizona made good on their intentions to back the bill. Gallego, for one, cosponsored it. The bill, named for Laken Riley, a Georgia...

Jan 8, 2025 · Under the Laken Riley Act, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security would be forced to detain people without citizenship status who are accused of, charged with or convicted of burglary, theft, larceny or shoplifting. The legislation is named after the Georgia nursing student who was killed in February 2024 by Venezuelan immigrant Jose Ibarra.

Jan 8, 2025 · How did Arizona's representatives vote on the bill? All but two of Arizona’s House members voted in favor of the Laken Riley Act. The state’s six Republican representatives voted to pass the bill, as did Rep. Greg Stanton, a Democrat. Freshman Rep. Yassamin Ansari, a progressive Democrat from Arizona, voted against the measure.

Jan 9, 2025 · Today, Arizona Senator Mark Kelly released the following statement after the Senate voted to advance the Laken Riley Act: “I support this effort because federal authorities need to protect our communities from criminals.

Jan 21, 2025 · Just days into his Senate career, the Democrat threw his support behind the Laken Riley Act — lending crucial momentum to the GOP-authored immigration bill that would force the incarceration...