Heritage Border Security Experts Applaud Passage of Laken Riley Act as First of Much Needed Immigration Funding and Legislation
January 30, 2025
January 30, 2025
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The Heritage Foundation issued the following news release on Jan. 29, 2025:
Today, President Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law--legislation that would require detention of illegal aliens charged with some crimes such as theft. The bill also allows states attorneys general to sue a federal administration that fails to enforce immigration laws. The legislation is in response to the brutal murder of 22-year-old Georgia nursing student Laken Riley b . . .
Today, President Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law--legislation that would require detention of illegal aliens charged with some crimes such as theft. The bill also allows states attorneys general to sue a federal administration that fails to enforce immigration laws. The legislation is in response to the brutal murder of 22-year-old Georgia nursing student Laken Riley b . . .