President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed into law the GOP-led Laken Riley Act, crafted to crack down on illegal migrants who have committed crimes.
It was drafted after the February 2024 murder of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley by an illegal migrant who had previously been arrested in connection with shoplifting.
The Laken Riley Act is the first legislation Trump has signed into law since taking office Jan. 20
Trump signed the measure in a White House event in which he reviewed his first 10 days in office, including reiterating that has ordered all federal employees back to their offices by Feb. 6.
“Laken Riley was a brilliant and beautiful nursing student, the best in her class,” Trump said before signing the measure. “So sad. … The world will never forget Laken Riley.”
The bill originated in the GOP-led House and if signed into law would require the Department of Homeland Security to detain illegal immigrants charged with or convicted of theft-related crimes.
Riley’s mother and father attended the event. Trump at the event thanked congressional Democrats who supported the bill.
“Our family will forever be grateful,” said mother Allyson Philips.
The act will also now allow states to sue DHS for alleged failures in immigration enforcement.
The House passed the bill with bipartisan support, then sent it to the Senate, where it also was passed with bipartisan support but also with some changes, which sent the measure back to the lower chamber, slowing its arrival to Trump’s desk.
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