“Laken Riley’s story is a tragic reminder of what’s at stake when our systems fail to protect people,” Fetterman said in a joint news release sent by the bill’s sponsor, Sen. Katie Britt ...

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) said deciding to support the Laken Riley Act came down to basic common sense. The Republican House, which has the slimmest of majorities, passed the legislation as its ...

Sen. John Fetterman will attend President Trump's signing of the Laken Riley Act, ... Fetterman to attend Trump’s Laken Riley bill signing by Filip Timotija - 01/29/25 11:02 AM ET.

Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) said Wednesday that he will attend the White House signing ceremony for the Laken Riley Act, the first bill Trump will sign into law.

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) plans to be at the White House on Wednesday to attend President Trump’s signing of the Laken Riley Act, which seeks to detain migrants charged with some nonviolent ...

Sens. John Fetterman, D-Pa., and Katie Britt, R-Ala., discuss the House passing the Laken Riley Act, upcoming Senate confirmation hearings and President-elect Donald Trump's remarks about ...

The Laken Riley Act would need to overcome the Senate’s 60-vote threshold to secure its passage in the upper chamber, requiring five other Democratic lawmakers in addition to Fetterman, Gallego ...

President Trump signed the Laken Riley Act, which requires ICE to detain immigrants illegally in the U.S. who are arrested for certain crimes, even without a conviction. The act, named after a ...

The Republican-led House voted Tuesday to pass the Laken Riley Act, named after a 22-year-old Georgia nursing student who was murdered in 2024. ... Democrat Sen. John Fetterman, ...

"Laken Riley's story is a tragic reminder of what's at stake when our systems fail to protect people," Fetterman said in a statement, noting that while he says immigration "makes our country great ...