President Donald Trump has signed the Laken Riley Act into law. Read about the bill and see social media reactions here.

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The Laken Riley Act requires immigration officers to detain undocumented immigrants who are suspected, arrested, charged, or ...

The legislation will require immigration officers to detain immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally when they're accused of ...

The Laken Riley Act, as the law is known, directs the authorities to detain and deport immigrants who are accused — not yet ...

President Donald Trump is poised to sign the first bill of his new administration. It's named after a slain Georgia nursing ...

“There is no amount of change that will ever bring back our precious Laken. Our hope moving forward is that her life saves ...

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

New law mandates detention of illegal immigrants accused of serious crimes, regardless of whether they have been convicted.

Ahead of Trump's signing, Laken Riley's mother, Allyson Phillips, spoke to those in the room. Phillips began by thanking ...

The law would require federal officials to detain immigrants without legal status accused of theft and violent crimes.