Congress passed the Laken Riley Act with bipartisan support. Here's what the strict measure really means for undocumented immigrants.

As Steve Kennedy pointed out earlier this week at TNR, “The Laken Riley Act does require federal authorities to detain arrested immigrants if they are not being held by local police ... “threatening ...

Through the efforts of police and prosecutors ... Venezuelan migrant Jose Ibarra sentenced in Laken Riley's murder In November, a Georgia judge convicted and sentenced Jose Ibarra, the suspect ...

On Wednesday, the House passed the Laken Riley Act a bill that requires the detainment of unauthorized immigrants accused of theft and violent crimes.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (South Dakota), left, with fellow Republican senators James Lankford (Oklahoma) and Ted Budd (North Carolina), meets with journalists about the Laken Riley Act on ...

(Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images ... of federal police at the border releasing known criminals and gang members into the U.S. “I am not against the Laken Riley bill, but there is a ...

Ibarra was also arrested by New York City police ... Laken Riley.” Sens. Gary Peters (D-MI) and Jon Ossoff (D-GA) also indicated they would vote to advance the bill, according to a Politico report.

The Laken Riley Act would ... it may have saved Riley's life. Download USA TODAY's app to get to the heart of news Matt Gaetz ethics report finds 'substantial evidence' of statutory rape ...

The 264-159 vote to pass the Laken Riley Act would change federal law to ... state and local law enforcement agencies. Spokane police Chief Kevin Hall issued a news release on Dec. 20 after ...