Congress passed the Laken-Reilly Act in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, handing President Trump an early victory on immigration.
The bill was largely supported by Republicans in both chambers, but also received support votes from many Democrats. The bill, which President Trump is expected to sign, requires the detention of large numbers of immigrants without legal status.
Many of the Democrats in the House who supported the Laken-Reilly Act are moderates who have had to face tough races for their seats in the past. In a recent poll conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, more than half of Americans say immigration is a key priority for President Trump this year.
Democrats in the House of Representatives support the Laken Riley Act. According to the House of Commons Clerk's Website, Rep. Sanford Bishop Jr. (D-Ga.), Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pennsylvania), Rep. Nikki Budzinski (D-Ill.), Rep. Janelle Bynum (D-Ore.) ), Reps. Jim Costa (D-Calif.), Joe Courtney (D-Conn.), Angie Craig (D-Minn.), and Henry Cuellar. (D-Texas), Sharice Davids (D-Kansas), Don Davis (D.N.C.), Shomali Figures (D-Alabama), Laura Gillen (New York), Jared Golden (Maine) Democratic Party), Vicente Gonzalez (D-Texas), Maggie Goodlander (D.N.H.), Josh Gottheimer (D.N.J.), Adam Gray (D-Calif.), Josh Harder (D-Calif.) ), Jahana Haze (D-Connecticut), Stephen Horsford (D-Nevada), Marcy Capture (D-Ohio), Greg Landsman (D-Ohio), Susie Lee (D-Nevada), Mike Levin (D-California) ) Stephen Lynch (D-Massachusetts) John Mannion (N.Y.), Lucy McBath (Georgia), April McClain Delaney (D-Md.), Kristen McDonald Rivett (D-Md.) (Michigan), Dave Minn (D-Calif.), Joseph Morrell (New York), Jared Moskowitz (D-Florida), Chris Pappas (D-Calif.), Marie Grusenkamp.・Perez (Democrat of Washington State), Hilary Scholten (Democrat of Michigan), Kim Schrier (Democrat of Washington State) Terry Sewell (D-Alabama), Eric Sorensen (D-Illinois), Greg Stanton (D-Arizona), Suhas Subramanyam (D-Virginia), Tom Suozzi (D-New York), Emilia Sykes (D-Ohio) Dina Titus (D-Nev.), Ritchie Torres (N.Y.), Derek Tran (N.Y.), and Eugene Vindman (Virginia).
The Laken-Reilly Act was passed by the House of Representatives on Monday ahead of its passage by Democrats, including Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.), Sen. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.), and Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.). It passed the Senate with 12 votes from senators. , Maggie Hassan (D.N.H.), Mark Kelly (D. Arizona), Raphael Warnock (D. Georgia), Gary Peters (D. Michigan), Catherine Cortez Masto (D.N.), Jeanne Shaheen (North Carolina), Elissa Slotkin (D-Michigan), Mark Warner (D-Virginia), and John Fetterman (D-Pennsylvania). ).
Like some of the Laken-Reilly Democrats in the House, many of the Laken-Reilly Democrats in the Senate come from battleground states like Georgia and Arizona.
“Not only am I voting in favor of the Laken Riley Act, I am also a co-sponsor of the bill,” Gallego said in a statement. Post on social platform X Early this month. “Arizonas know better than anyone the true impact of today's border crisis. We must give law enforcement the tools to take action to prevent tragedies like the one that happened to Laken Riley. No.”
