Funding for increased detention is not included in the Laken Riley Act. The Department of Homeland Security estimated that to ...

Local officers, however, were not required to inform ICE about his arrest because it was for a low-level offense. That wouldn’t necessarily change under the Laken Riley Act, says Nayna Gupta ...

The Laken Riley Act, which mandates federal detention of undocumented people charged with certain crimes, could have a unique ...

President Donald Trump codified the bill named after a Georgia woman who was killed by an undocumented Venezuelan immigrant in February of 2024.

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement building stands in Washington, D.C., Jan. 18, 2025. And that estimate from ICE ...

The act disproportionately targets immigrants, perpetuating harmful stereotypes and increasing fear of deportation.

The Laken Riley Act is aimed at detaining more illegal immigrants, including those accused of theft and burglary.

An Indiana prosecutor used the Laken Riley Act for the first time to deport an undocumented immigrant, according to FOX59.

President Trump signed the Laken Riley Act, requiring ICE to detain undocumented immigrants arrested for theft-related crimes. The law is named after a Georgia nursing student killed by a man who ...

GEO Group Chairman George Zoley said the company could gain up to $1 billion in additional revenue from the Trump ...