The bill is named after Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, who was killed in 2024 by a Venezuelan national in the U.S. illegally.

The Republican-led House passed its first bill of the new Congress on Tuesday — a strict border measure named for a 22-year-old Georgia nursing school student whose murder last year by an immigrant in ...

The Republican-led Hou se on Wednesday passed 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 ...

President Donald Trump holds the document after signing the Laken Riley Act during an event in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ...

Just days into his second presidency, President Donald Trump signed his first piece of legislation: the Laken Riley Act, which requires the government to seek out and arrest illegal immigrants who ...

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Jacob Adams is a journalism fellow at The Daily Signal. Send an email to Jacob. Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., who was the lead sponsor of the Laken Riley Act, is considering a Senate run against Sen. Jon ...