The U.S. House of Representatives passed the “Laken Riley Act” on Thursday, a bill that would require federal officials to arrest illegal immigrants who have been charged with theft in the United States.
By a vote of 251-170, the House approved the bill that is named after Laken Riley, the 22-year-old Georgia nursing student who was brutally murdered allegedly by an illegal immigrant while she was out for a run last month. All voting Republicans and 37 Democrats helped pass the bill while 170 Democrats voted against it.
“170 House Democrats just voted against the Laken Riley Act, refusing to require the detention and deportation of illegal immigrants who have been caught committing a crime,” Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) posted to X. “Sadly, if these Democrats have their way, there will be more victims like Laken Riley.”
In particular, the “Laken Riley Act” would…
