The Senate is set to vote on a bill that would mandate the detention of undocumented immigrants accused of specific crimes. The Laken Riley Act, named after a Georgia college student murdered by an undocumented immigrant, passed the House on Tuesday. It requires the Department of Homeland Security to detain undocumented immigrants arrested for burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting. The bill, which failed last year, now enjoys Republican support in the Senate.
WASHINGTON - The Senate is expected to take up an immigration bill on Thursday that would require the detention of undocumented immigrants who are charged with certain crimes.
It would require the Department of Homeland Security to detain undocumented immigrants who have been arrested for burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting. This is the second time the Senate is taking up the bill after it failed last year. But unlike then, Republicans now hold the majority in the chamber. They have vowed to help deliver on border security policy promises that both they and President-elect Donald Trump made in 2024.
All 52 Senate Republican are co-sponsors of the bill along with Sen. John Fetterman . Seven more Democrats would need to vote for it to overcome a filibuster. Some of them have already signaled they will support it.“If the Republicans are setting out to stop those who came in the country illegally from doing violent criminal acts, I’ll be with them 100%. But included in this bill is a penalty for shoplifting.
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