The House voted 263 to 156 to approve the Laken Riley act, sending the measure to Trump for his signature. The measure would make it easier for federal immigration officials to detain and deport those without legal status who are charged with specific crimes.
The Laken Riley Act, a bipartisan bill to crack down on illegal immigration, is set to clear the House and land on Trump’s desk on just his third day in office.
The day before his second inauguration, President-elect Donald Trump held a campaign-style rally at an arena in Washington, where he repeated some of the most frequent false claims from the campaign trail while also sprinkling in some new falsehoods.
The bill would allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to arrest and detain undocumented immigrants accused of theft-related crimes.
More is coming, but many directives will take time to be implemented or will face political, legal or practical obstacles.
BERLIN—German police detained an Afghan man suspected of stabbing two people to death, including a two-year old, putting immigration back at the center of the campaign for next month’s election. Armed with a kitchen knife,
President Trump signed executive orders that will fundamentally change how the nation handles immigration, beefing up enforcement and deportations.
Border Patrol and Rio Grande Valley residents respond to policy changes under the Trump administration amid ongoing challenges at the southern border.
President Donald Trump told supporters during his Emancipation Hall speech that immigration, not inflation, was key to his second election win.
President Trump has signed several executive orders making sweeping changes to the immigration system. Immigration was one of voters’ top issues in the election, with many supporting Trump’s message that the current system is broken.
Philadelphia City Council held its first "Trump preparedness hearing" Wednesday after President Donald Trump signed sweeping executive actions on immigration.