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Senate passes Laken Riley Act as Trump readies border crackdown

Hours after President Trump took the oath of office on Monday, the Senate passed the Laken-Reilly Act. This paves the way for U.S. authorities to detain illegal immigrants who commit theft-related crimes. Senators gave the bill the go-ahead by a vote of 64-35. The bill is named after former Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, who […]

Riley Leonard, Will Howard took similar route to CFP title game

ATLANTA — At the time, they were two quarterbacks preparing for the biggest season of their lives. Soon-to-be starting quarterbacks at Notre Dame and Ohio State, Riley Leonard and Will Howard, attended Nicholls State University's famed Manning Passing Academy over the summer. They were roommates, preparing for the pressure cooker of big-time college football on […]

Exclusive — Rep. Mike Collins on Why Laken Riley Act Necessary

As Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.), the author of the Laken Riley Act, explained: Breitbart News Daily He said why this is so necessary despite existing law, noting that “local law enforcement only has the ability to contact ICE to investigate serious crimes.” “There's no way we don't already have laws in place that if someone […]

Laken Riley Act Clears Final Test Before Expected Senate Passage

The Senate on Friday strengthened the Laken-Riley Act, poised to become the first major border and immigration bill passed by Congress in decades. Senators voted 61-35 in favor of invoking cloture, also known as “breaking the filibuster,” raising the possibility of a Monday vote on final passage. Friday's vote was the final procedural hurdle to […]

Noem optimistic Laken Riley would still be alive if she were DHS secretary, as freshman senator rips Mayorkas

As President-elect Trump's nominee for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem sits before the Senate Homeland Security Committee, freshman Sen. Bernie Moreno will discuss the Biden administration's immigration policy in her first Senate hearing. criticized. ”Just to clarify, if you were Secretary of Homeland Security, would Laken Riley still be alive today? ” Moreno asked Noem […]

These 10 Democrats voted to tee up final vote on Laken Riley Act

On Friday, 10 Senate Democrats voted to advance the Laken-Reilly Act, setting it up for a final vote in the Senate. Democratic supporters include Sen. Ruben Gallego (Arizona), Sen. Mark Kelly (Arizona), Sen. Jon Ossoff (Georgia), Sen. Gary Peters (Michigan), and Sen. Jacky Rosen. (Nevada), Representative Catherine Cortez Masto (Nevada), and Senator Jeanne. Shaheen (New […]