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 in Washington. House Republicans have passed a bill that would require federal authorities to detain unauthorized immigrants who have been accused of theft, seizing on the recent death of Riley, a nursing student in Georgia. The bill sent a rebuke to President Joe Biden’s border policies just hours ahead of his State of the Union address. However, the nine-page bill had little chance of being taken up in the Democratic-controlled Senate.

House Passes the Laken Riley Act Despite Opposition from 170 Democrats

The House on Thursday passed the Laken Riley Act, which would require federal immigration officials to detain illegal immigrants charged with theft. Riley, 22, was killed last month on the … Continue reading House Passes the Laken Riley Act Despite Opposition from 170 Democrats

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