First appearance on Fox: Two Senate Republicans introduced the Laken-Riley Act in the Senate on Tuesday evening, a bill that would require federal immigration authorities to arrest and detain undocumented immigrants accused of local theft and robbery.
The bill, introduced by Alabama Republican Sen. Katie Britt and Republican Sen. Ted Budd, serves as a Senate companion bill to HR 7511, originally introduced in the House by Georgia Republican Rep. Mike Collins. .
The measure would require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to arrest illegal immigrants who commit crimes such as theft, burglary, theft, and shoplifting, and would prevent those who commit such crimes from leaving the United States. It would require them to be detained until they are expelled. Obey the same laws or commit further crimes.
Additionally, the bill would ensure that states have the right to bring civil lawsuits against federal officials who refuse to enforce immigration laws or violate them.
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The measure is named after Laken Riley, 22, a nursing student who was recently murdered on the University of Georgia campus. The suspect in the murder, Jose Antonio Ibarra, an illegal immigrant from Venezuela, was arrested in New York before the murder, but was not taken into ICE custody.
According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Ybarra was arrested once in New York on child endangerment charges before being charged with felony murder, and in October 2023 in Georgia, where his brother was arrested. He and Diego Ibarra were charged with misdemeanor shoplifting.
The measure is named after Laken Riley, 22, a nursing student who was recently murdered on the University of Georgia campus. (Ilya Nouberge/AFP via Getty Images)
“Make no mistake, Laken Riley’s heartbreaking murder was a direct and avoidable result of President Biden and his administration’s deliberate open border policy.With this common sense law, ICE will ensure the detention and deportation of illegal aliens who commit crimes, so that more innocent American families will not have to face such an unimaginable tragedy,” Britt said on FOX. He told News Digital.
“I appreciate Sen. Collins’ strong leadership and Sen. Budd’s partnership in advancing this Senate companion bill. Sen. Schumer should move this bill to the Senate floor immediately.”
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“States should be able to protect their citizens from the Biden administration’s lawless open border policies by seeking relief in federal court,” Budd told Fox. “That is why I am joining Senator Britt in introducing the Senate version of the Laken Riley Act.
The bill, introduced by Alabama Republican Sen. Katie Britt (right) and Republican Sen. Ted Budd (left), is an extension of H.R. 7511, originally introduced in the House by Georgia Republican Rep. Mike Collins. It will be the counterpart of the Senate. (Getty Images, Laken Riley/Facebook)
“We can no longer tolerate senseless tragedies like this one. What happened to Laken Riley should never happen to any American citizen.”
Collins asked the Senate to introduce legislation to “secure justice for Mr. Laken and provide ICE with more tools to detain and deport criminal illegal aliens before they commit more serious crimes.” He called for immediate deliberation and said in a statement shared with FOX that he was “appreciated.” An “important” bill has been introduced in the Senate.
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“The Laken Riley Act passed the House on a bipartisan basis with an overwhelming majority,” Collins said. “Thank you to Senator Bullitt for leading the Senate passage of this important bill so we can put Laken Riley’s name on Joe Biden’s desk and ensure that things like this are shared with other Americans.” We can take steps to prevent it from happening.”
Collins’ bill passed the House last week by a vote of 251-170. All 170 votes against were Democrats. but, 37 Democratic Party He joined Republicans in pushing the bill.
Collins, who represents Georgia’s 10th Congressional District in Athens, where the Feb. 22 attack took place, said Riley’s murder was a “wake-up call” for the United States, and the move was meant to address the “unlawful crimes he committed.” The aim is to counter “waves”. This is due to the ongoing border crisis.
The bill, introduced by Georgia Republican Rep. Mike Collins, passed the House last week by a vote of 251-170. All 170 votes against were Democrats. However, 37 Democrats joined Republicans to advance the bill. (Bill Clark)
In the days after Riley’s death, President Biden came under scrutiny for his comments on the matter.
In an off-script moment during last week’s State of the Union address, Biden blamed “unlawful actors” for Riley’s killing, at the urging of Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia. The president later recanted in an interview with MSNBC’s Jonathan Capehart, saying he should have used the word “undocumented” instead to describe Ybarra.
“I shouldn’t have used illegal means, I should have… It’s not documented,” Biden told Capehart. “And, you know, when I talked about the differences between Trump and me, one of the things I talked about at the border was his — the way he talks about pests, the way he talks about pests. people who pollute blood. We talked about what not to do and what not to do. I don’t mean to treat any of these people with disrespect. You see, they built the country. ”
The White House announced Monday that Biden “did not apologize.”
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“First of all, let me be clear: the president has never apologized. There was no apology anywhere in that conversation,” he told reporters aboard Air Force One. Olivia Dalton, Deputy Chief Press Secretary; “He didn’t apologize. He used different words.”
A companion bill in the Senate had more than 30 original Republican co-sponsors, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).
Fox News’ Greg Norman, Aubrie Spady, Thomas Phippen and Danielle Wallace contributed to this report.
