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Introduced
01/06/2025
In Committee
Crossed Over
01/21/2025
Passed
01/23/2025
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
01/29/2025

Introduced Session

119th Congress

Bill Summary

AN ACT To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.

AI Summary

This bill, named the Laken Riley Act, primarily focuses on strengthening immigration enforcement by mandating the detention of certain non-citizens who are charged with specific criminal offenses. The bill amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue a detainer and take custody of aliens who are charged with or convicted of offenses like theft, burglary, shoplifting, assault on a law enforcement officer, or any crime resulting in death or serious bodily injury. The bill also provides state attorneys general with the legal standing to sue the federal government if they believe immigration enforcement actions have harmed their state, with "harm" defined as including financial damages exceeding $100. Additionally, the bill modifies existing immigration laws to give state officials more power to challenge federal decisions related to immigrant detention, release, parole, and visa restrictions. The legislation appears to be a response to concerns about immigration enforcement, named after Laken Riley, a student who was allegedly murdered by a non-citizen, and aims to create stricter protocols for detaining and tracking non-citizens who are accused of committing crimes.

Sponsors (54)

Katie Boyd Britt (R)* Jim Banks (R),  John Barrasso (R),  Marsha Blackburn (R),  John Boozman (R),  Ted Budd (R),  Shelley Moore Capito (R),  Bill Cassidy (R),  Susan Collins (R),  John Cornyn (R),  Tom Cotton (R),  Kevin Cramer (R),  Mike Crapo (R),  Ted Cruz (R),  John Curtis (R),  Steve Daines (R),  Joni Ernst (R),  John Fetterman (D),  Deb Fischer (R),  Ruben Gallego (D),  Lindsey Graham (R),  Chuck Grassley (R),  Bill Hagerty (R),  Josh Hawley (R),  John Hoeven (R),  Cindy Hyde-Smith (R),  Ron Johnson (R),  John Neely Kennedy (R),  James Lankford (R),  Mike Lee (R),  Cynthia Lummis (R),  Roger Marshall (R),  Mitch McConnell (R),  David McCormick (R),  Jerry Moran (R),  Bernie Moreno (R),  Markwayne Mullin (R),  Lisa Murkowski (R),  Rand Paul (R),  Pete Ricketts (R),  Jim Risch (R),  Mike Rounds (R),  Marco Rubio (R),  Eric Schmitt (R),  Rick Scott (R),  Tim Scott (R),  Tim Sheehy (R),  Dan Sullivan (R),  John Thune (R),  Thom Tillis (R),  Tommy Tuberville (R),  J.D. Vance (R),  Roger Wicker (R),  Todd Young (R), 

Last Action

Became Public Law No: 119-1. (on 01/29/2025)

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