The U.S. House Wednesday passed legislation that greatly expands mandatory detention requirements of immigrants charged and ...

The bill, named for Laken Riley, a Georgia student killed by an immigrant, adds legislative muscle to President Trump’s ...

Forty-six Democrats crossed party lines in voting to pass a bill requiring undocumented immigrants arrested for violent ...

The House voted on an amended version of the Laken Riley Act on Wednesday, two weeks after it initially passed the bill.

Texas' senior U.S. senator says he expects Trump to move swiftly on border matters once he resumes office next week.

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The bill includes provisions introduced by Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) mandating the detention of individuals charged with ...

The strict measure, named for a 22-year-old Georgia nursing school student who was murdered by an undocumented immigrant, has ...