Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights: Signing of the Laken Riley Act is a Tragic Betrayal of Our Values
January 30, 2025
January 30, 2025
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The Young Center for Immigrant Children's Rights issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2025:
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act. The law, which is named for Georgia nursing student Laken Riley who was tragically murdered, calls for the unjust detention of undocumented people accused of theft-related crimes, as small as shoplifting, and allows state attorneys general to sue the federal government if they believe their s . . .
On Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act. The law, which is named for Georgia nursing student Laken Riley who was tragically murdered, calls for the unjust detention of undocumented people accused of theft-related crimes, as small as shoplifting, and allows state attorneys general to sue the federal government if they believe their s . . .