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The bill is named after Laken Riley, a nursing student who was killed last year. The legislation would require federal ...

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The Laken Riley Act aims to expand the federal government's mandate to detain immigrants who are in the country illegally.

If signed into law, the Laken Riley Act would require the detention of unauthorized immigrants accused of theft and violent crimes. The bill won bipartisan support in both the House and Senate.