The U.S. House Wednesday passed legislation that greatly expands mandatory detention requirements of immigrants charged and arrested on petty crimes, among other crimes. In a 263-156 vote, 46 House Democrats voted with Republicans to send the bill,

The bill, named for Laken Riley, a Georgia student killed by an immigrant, adds legislative muscle to President Trump’s immigration enforcement push.

Forty-six Democrats crossed party lines in voting to pass a bill requiring undocumented immigrants arrested for violent crimes to be held in jail pending trial.

The House passed an amended version of the Laken Riley Act on Wednesday on a vote of 263-156, teeing up major immigration reform at the start of President Donald Trump's second administration.

Texas' senior U.S. senator says he expects Trump to move swiftly on border matters once he resumes office next week.

The Republican-led House voted Wednesday to give final passage to the Laken Riley Act, a strict immigration detention measure named for a 22-year-old Georgia nursing school student who was murdered last year by an undocumented immigrant.

The bill includes provisions introduced by Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) mandating the detention of individuals charged with crimes causing death or serious bodily harm. An amendment by Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) adds mandatory detention for those who assault law enforcement officers.

John Cornyn, R-Texas, would also require ICE to ... The legislation, named after a Georgia college student who was murdered by a Venezuelan migrant who was previously arrested and then paroled ...

The GOP-led bill, which got some Democratic support, will head back to the House for approval before it goes to Trump for his signature.

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On the first day of Donald Trump’s presidency, the U.S. Senate Monday passed a bill that would require the expansion of mass detention for immigrants charged or arrested for property crimes. In a 64-35 vote,

Sen. Cornyn said his first goal is to pass a budget. “We’re looking at ways to roll back some of the wasteful spending, which has driven up inflation to 40-year highs,” Sen. Cornyn said. He expressed concerns about national debt and the country’s ability to re-establish deterrence.