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 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.

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.

A bill requiring federal officials to detain immigrants who are in the country illegally and who are caught committing certain crimes appears on track to become law after it passed the U.S. Senate Monday night and headed back to the House for a vote.

The House voted on an amended version of the Laken Riley Act on Wednesday, two weeks after it initially passed the bill.

The Laken Riley Act will now go to Trump's desk and symbolically will become the first measure he signs into law of his second administration.

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Just over 48 hours into his second term, Congress sent President Donald Trump a bill that will crackdown on illegal