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Republicans promise to pass Laken Riley’s bill
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The House of Representatives is poised to vote on its first federal law Tuesday afternoon.
Lawmakers will vote on the Laken Riley Act, a bill named after a nursing student who was killed by an illegal immigrant while jogging on the University of Georgia campus.
The bill would require federal immigration authorities to detain illegal immigrants found guilty of theft-related crimes. It would also allow states to sue the Department of Homeland Security for damages caused to their citizens due to illegal immigration.
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Jose Ibarra was found guilty of 10 charges in the death of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, Pool)
Jose Ibarra, who was sentenced to life in prison for Riley’s murder, had previously been arrested but never taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, the agency said.
The bill passed the House on a bipartisan line last year after it was first introduced by Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga.
All Republican voters plus 37 Democrats voted in favor of the bill by a margin of 251 to 170. All of the “no” votes on the bill were Democrats.
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Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga. (Rep. Mike Collins/Fox News Digital)
It was not picked up, however, in the Senate, which at the time was controlled by then-Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
“The Laken Riley Act, sponsored by Representative Mike Collins, holds the Biden Administration accountable for its role in these tragedies through its open border policies, requires the arrest of illegal aliens who commit theft, and mandates that the ICE detains them and allows a state to sue the federal government on behalf of its citizens for failing to enforce border laws, especially in the case of parole,” said Steve Scalise, Majority Leader of the chamber R-La., told his daily House Floor Observer.
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Former Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer did not vote for the bill. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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“House Republicans will not stop fighting to secure the border and protect American communities. When will Democrats finally decide enough is enough?”
The The Senate is too about to vote on the bill this week.
It is one of various border security bills House Republicans are at it again this year as they prepare to take over all the levers of power in Washington, DC
Republicans took the House and took over the Senate in the November elections. President-elect Donald Trump will take office on January 20.
