Laken Riley Act: What the strict deportation measure means for undocumented immigrants
The Laken Riley Act requires immigration officers to detain undocumented immigrants who are suspected, arrested, charged, or who admit to committing certain crimes. These crimes include burglary, larceny, theft, shoplifting, assaulting a police officer, and any crime that results in death or bodily injury.
The federal Laken Riley Act expands the scope of crimes that could place a person living in the U.S. without legal status in ...
President Donald Trump has signed the Laken Riley Act into law. Read about the bill and see social media reactions here.
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The act disproportionately targets immigrants, perpetuating harmful stereotypes and increasing fear of deportation.
The act is named after Laken Riley, a Georgia nursing student murdered by an undocumented immigrant previously released from ...
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 ...
It's not clear how many more undocumented immigrants the law would catch, or whether state and federal officials would have the resources to handle them.
Laken Riley was found dead on February 22, 2024, in a wooded area near UGA’s intramural fields. Investigators said she had gone for a run when she was attacked. Her disappearance prompted an immediate ...
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