The long-pushed Laken Riley Act could be one of the first bills to hit President Trump's desk in his new term.

The measure's bipartisan approval reflects broad support for cracking down on crime perpetrated by illegal immigrants.

The U.S. Senate voted 64-35 on Monday to pass the proposed Laken Riley Act and sent the measure to the House of ...

Georgia nursing student Laken Riley was killed on the University of Georgia campus last year. Jose Ibarra has since been ...

The GOP-led bill, which got some Democratic support, will head back to the House for approval before it goes to Trump for his ...

Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton both praised the passage of the Laken Riley Act. The legislation, which passed with a 64 ...

Almost one year after Laken Riley’s murder in Athens, the bill bearing her name could soon pass its final Congressional vote Wednesday and head to President Donald Trump’s desk.

The Senate on Monday passed the Laken Riley Act, making the immigration-related bill the first piece of legislation to make ...

The Senate on Monday passed the contentious Laken Riley Act in a 64-35 vote. The bill would require Immigration and Customs ...

Twelve Senate Democrats voted with Republicans to pass an immigration bill to address one of President Donald Trump's top ...

U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and U.S. Sen. Jim Justice voted Monday in favor of a bill to place strict penalties on illegal ...

There's a popular mantra among skeptics of government power that goes like this: If a law is named after a person, it's ...