An amended version of the Laken Riley Act passed through the Senate Monday night with bipartisan support in a vote of 64 to 35.
“We are a proud nation of immigrants. We are also a nation of laws, and the lawlessness ends today,” Alabama Republican Sen. Katie Britt, who led the reintroduction of the Laken Riley Act in the Senate, said on the Senate floor ahead of the bill’s passage.
The bill, named after Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, who was murdered by an illegal alien from Venezuela in February 2024, requires Immigration and Customs Enforcement to arrest and detain illegal aliens charged with theft. The bill also gives states permission to sue federal officials who fail to enforce immigration laws.
Additionally, the Senate voted to adopt two amendments to the bill.
In a vote Monday, the Senate approved Sen. Joni Ernst’s…
