On Wednesday, the GOP-led Senate amended the “Laken Riley Act,” a bill that would require federal officials to arrest illegal immigrants charged with crimes in the United States.
Seventy members, including Republicans and Democrats, voted in favor of expanding the legislation’s list of criminal offenses that would lead to mandatory detention of “inadmissible aliens.”
Another 25 senators voted against the amendment from Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), all Democrats and the two independents who caucus with them. Several other members did not vote.
The bill, which got approved by the House last week, would direct the secretary of Homeland Security to detain illegal immigrants charged with, convicted of, or who admits to theft-related crimes.
With the amendment included, the list now also mentions “the assault of a law enforcement officer offense, or any crime that results in death or…
