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President Donald Trump He signed Riley’s Law on the Law on Wednesday, marking the first legislation to become a law in his second administration.
The measure, which advanced through the House and the Senate in January, directs immigration and the application of customs (ICE) to detain illegal immigrants arrested or accused of crimes related to the theft or the defendants. of assaulting a police officer.
The law also allows states to sue the National Security Department for damage to its citizens due to illegal immigration.
Congress sends Laken Riley Act to Trump’s counter as GOP’s first Washington Bill
Jose Ibarra, on the left, was found guilty by ten allegations in the death of Georgia Laken Riley Nursing Student on the right. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution Via AP, Pool)
The name of the law honors a nursing student who was killed during a jog on the University of Georgia campus by an illegal immigrant. Jose Ibarra, who had previously been arrested, but never detained for ice, received a prison sentence in prison for killing Laken Riley, 22.
The measure was supported by all the Republicans of the House and 48 Democrats, and all the Republicans of the Senate and 12 Democrats of the Senate.
In the meantime, the critics of the measure say that the law will open the way for mass arrest, including for those who have committed minor crimes such as the store.
Sarah Mehta, Minister of Senior Border Policy of the American Union of Civil Freedoms, said in a statement after the Senate voted to advance to the extent before the final vote, “this is an extreme and reactive bill that It will authorize the greatest expansion of the mandatory detention they have seen in decades. ”
Laken Riley Act goes to the chamber with 48 Dems, all Republicans
President Donald Trump signs a second executive order during the inaugural parade within Capital One Arena on the day of the inauguration of his second presidential term, on January 20, 2025. (Carlos Barria/Reuters)
“Although we are disappointed that this bill will approve the Senate, it is noteworthy that so many senators opposed and recognized the need for the real reform of immigration, not the chaos and the cruelty that this legislation will be triggered.” say mehta.
Trump pledged to drag illegal immigration during his campaign and declared a national emergency on the southern border after its inauguration. He also immediately ordered the expulsion of migrants without the possibility of asylum.
On Tuesday, White House Secretary, Karoline Leavitt, warned foreign nationals, considering that he entered the United States that they will be detained and expelled from the country.
The wave of border border security bills came home when Republicans quickly moved in DC acquisition
On January 28, 2025, Karoline Leavitt, a White House Secretary of the White House, warned foreign nationals, considering that they entered the United States that they will be detained and expelled from the country. (Samuel Corum/Politico/Bloomberg through Getty Images)
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“So to foreign nationals who plan to try to get into the United States illegally, think again,” Leavitt told journalists on Tuesday at the white house’s press session. “By virtue of this President, you will be detained and deported. Every day, the North -Americans are safer due to the violent criminals that President Trump’s administration is withdrawing from our communities.”
Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report.
