The Laken Riley Act was passed on a 264-159 vote, with 48 House Democrats joining the Republican majority. The bill will now move to the Republican-controlled Senate, which will take the measure ...

First, the basics: The Laken Riley Act — known in Congress as House Resolution 7511 — is an immigration bill that outlines multiple legal requirements for the Department of Homeland Security ...

Here are some things to know about the Laken Riley Act: Who was Laken Riley? Riley, 22, was a student at Augusta University College of Nursing when she went out for a run on Feb. 22, 2024.

The bill, named for Laken Riley, a Georgia woman believed to be slain last year by an immigrant who was in the country illegally. Her death became a major campaign issue in the presidential race ...

A little-known provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act could be a boon for places such as Texas and Arizona.

Senate Republicans are trying to rescue parts of President Donald Trump's ambitious second-term legislative agenda as Congress' bureaucracy continues taking bites out of his so-called "big, beautiful ...

A judge has ordered a mental evaluation for Jose Ibarra, the Venezuelan man convicted of killing Georgia nursing student ...