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Laken Riley Act

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Laken Riley Act

The Laken Riley Act is a United States federal statute that requires the detention, without bond, of non-citizens who are arrested for, charged with, or admit to committing certain crimes, including theft, burglary, larceny, shoplifting, assault on a law enforcement officer, or any crime resulting in death or serious bodily injury, such as drunk driving. The Act also allows states to sue the Department of Homeland Security for alleged failures in immigration enforcement. The bill was introduced following the murder of Laken Riley by an illegal immigrant who had previously been cited for theft on the campus of the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. On January 22, 2025, the House agreed to the Senate's version of the bill with a 263–156 vote. President Donald Trump signed the bill into law on January 29, 2025.

Infobox

Long title
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody immigrants who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.
Announced in
the 119th United States Congress
Number of co-sponsors
53
Public law
Pub. L. 119–1 (text) (PDF)
Acts amended
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952
Titles amended
8 U.S.C.: Aliens and Nationality
U.S.C. sections amended
8 U.S.C. ch. 12, subch. II § 1182(d)(f)8 U.S.C. ch. 12, subch. II § 1225(b)8 U.S.C. ch. 12, subch. II § 12268 U.S.C. ch. 12, subch. II § 1226(c)8 U.S.C. ch. 12, subch. II § 1231(a)(2)8 U.S.C. ch. 12, subch. II § 1252(f)8 U.S.C. ch. 12, subch. II § 1253

Tables

· Legislative history
118th Congress
118th Congress
Congress
118th Congress
Short title
Laken Riley Act
Bill numbers
H.R. 7511
Date introduced
March 1, 2024
Sponsors
Mike Collins (R–GA)
# of cosponsors
78
Latest status
Passed House
119th Congress
119th Congress
Congress
119th Congress
Short title
H.R. 29
Bill numbers
January 3, 2025
Date introduced
54
S. 5
S. 5
Congress
S. 5
Short title
January 6, 2025
Bill numbers
Katie Britt (R–AL)
Date introduced
53
Sponsors
Signed into law
Congress
Short title
Bill numbers
Date introduced
Sponsors
# of cosponsors
Latest status
118th Congress
Laken Riley Act
H.R. 7511
March 1, 2024
Mike Collins (R–GA)
78
Passed House
119th Congress
H.R. 29
January 3, 2025
54
S. 5
January 6, 2025
Katie Britt (R–AL)
53
Signed into law

References

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    https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5
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  3. www.congress.gov
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  4. The Hill
    https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5071850-house-republicans-pass-border-security-bill-laken-riley/
  5. NBC News
    https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/house-passes-laken-riley-act-sending-first-bill-trump-sign-law-rcna188724
  6. AP News
    https://apnews.com/article/what-is-laken-riley-act-trump-immigration-2667d626139ddf5a16d1533516eab18f
  7. AP News
    https://apnews.com/article/congress-laken-riley-immigration-ibarra-georgia-34b06b0829772900eb55c123fe151845
  8. CNN
    https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/25/us/uga-augusta-university-student-killing-monday/index.html
  9. The New York Times
    https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/29/us/uga-student-death-timeline.html
  10. Atlanta Journal Constitution
    https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-news/jose-ibarra-came-to-athens-for-work-now-he-and-brothers-all-in-custody/Y7LUDZLHNBHC5DKAPHHBIAINZA/
  11. AP
    https://apnews.com/article/congress-laken-riley-immigration-ibarra-georgia-34b06b0829772900eb55c123fe151845
  12. www.congress.gov
    https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/R45915
  13. www.congress.gov
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  14. "VIDEO: Senate Passes Cornyn Amendment to Detain Illegal Migrants Who Assault Law Enforcement Officers"
    https://www.cornyn.senate.gov/news/video-senate-passes-cornyn-amendment-to-detain-illegal-migrants-who-assault-law-enforcement-officers/
  15. "Ernst Ushers Sarah's Law Through the Senate"
    https://www.ernst.senate.gov/news/press-releases/ernst-ushers-sarahs-law-through-the-senate
  16. The Hill
    https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5072320-these-democrats-flipped-their-votes-on-the-laken-riley-act/
  17. Deseret News
    https://www.deseret.com/politics/2025/01/10/senate-democrats-laken-riley-act-immigration-reform/
  18. The Hill
    https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5083249-senate-laken-riley-bill-immigration
  19. CNN
    https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/17/politics/laken-riley-act-senate-key-vote/index.html
  20. The Hill
    https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5095996-senate-passes-laken-riley-act/
  21. Federation for American Immigration Reform
    https://www.fairus.org/press-release/fair-passage-laken-riley-act-just-first-step-restoring-common-sense-our-immigration
  22. The Association of Mature American Citizens
    https://amac.us/newsline/advocacy/amac-action-supports-the-laken-riley-act-amac-action-weekly-advocacy-update/
  23. Newsweek
    https://www.newsweek.com/laken-riley-act-mother-thanks-president-trump-2023142
  24. American Immigration Council
    https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/news/misguided-laken-riley-act-fails-to-fix-broken-immigration-system
  25. American Civil Liberties Union
    https://www.aclu.org/press-releases/aclu-responds-to-house-passage-of-h-r-29-the-laken-riley-act
  26. The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
    https://civilrights.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Leadership-Conference-Opposes-S.-5-1-21-2025.pdf
  27. NPR
    https://www.npr.org/2025/01/29/g-s1-45275/trump-laken-riley-act
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