{"id":2389922,"date":"2025-01-13T20:21:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T01:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/laken-riley-act-clears-second-senate-hurdle-as-dems-demand-changes-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-13T20:21:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T01:21:48","slug":"laken-riley-act-clears-second-senate-hurdle-as-dems-demand-changes-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/laken-riley-act-clears-second-senate-hurdle-as-dems-demand-changes-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Laken Riley Act clears second Senate hurdle as Dems demand changes &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flaken-riley-act-clears-second-senate-hurdle-as-dems-demand-changes-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2389922&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The \u200dLaken Riley Act, a bipartisan piece of\u200c legislation \u2064aimed at simplifying the process for deporting undocumented migrants, has successfully passed a second procedural vote\u200c in the Senate. This progression occurs amidst Democratic efforts to propose amendments to the legislation. The Act is gaining support and moving\u200c forward in the legislative \u2062process, \u2064indicating a potential shift in U.S. immigration policy.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Laken Riley Act clears second Senate hurdle as Democrats demand changes<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1930642\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Bipartisan legislation to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3283680\/trump-win-force-democrats-change-course-illegal-immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"more easily deport migrants in the country illegally\">more easily deport migrants in the country illegally<\/a> cleared a second procedural vote Monday evening as Democrats searched for a path forward on proposing amendments.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/opinion\/columnists\/3280616\/john-fetterman-laken-riley-act-common-sense\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Laken Riley Act\">Laken Riley Act<\/a> overwhelmingly advanced in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.senate.gov\/legislative\/LIS\/roll_call_votes\/vote1191\/vote_119_1_00002.htm#position\">82-10 vote<\/a> that brought the bill one step closer to final passage after passing a test vote in the upper chamber last week. It would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-pushes-back-against-democrat-led-gun-control-efforts\/\" title=\"GOP pushes back against Democrat-led gun control efforts\">require federal authorities<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">detain illegal immigrants charged<\/a>, arrested, or convicted of theft-related crimes until deportation.<\/p>\n<p>But the measure, which cleared the Republican-controlled House last week, is far from being passed in the GOP-led Senate and will eventually require buy-in from at least seven Democrats to clear another 60-vote filibuster.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have to have amendments. This bill does not work as-is. It creates more problems than it solves,&rdquo; said Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT), the Democratic architect of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-johnson-warns-biden-against-election-year-gimmicks-with-border-actions\/\" title=\"Johnson cautions Biden on border actions, warns against election year tricks\">bipartisan border security bill<\/a> last year. &ldquo;It is a massive, unfunded mandate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Most Democrats say their support is conditional on making changes like requiring a conviction and exempting minors and so-called Dreamers who came to the United States illegally as children. The bill would also empower states to sue the Department of Homeland Security for harm to citizens caused by illegal immigration, prompting concerns from Democrats of politically charged litigation from Republican state attorneys general.<\/p>\n<p>The legislation was named after the 22-year-old nursing student killed last year while jogging at the University of Georgia by a Venezuelan illegal immigrant who was previously arrested but released.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Critics say the bill could also result in a judge barring visas from entire countries at the request of Republican states.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Bonkers. It&rsquo;s bonkers,&rdquo; Murphy called the provision.<\/p>\n<p>Several Senate Democrats declined to say what specific changes would need to be made to secure their support on final passage, citing a lack of clarity from party leaders on which amendments they should prioritize. Some filed their own amendments Monday, including from Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) to allow certain illegal immigrants to enlist in the armed forces and for the DHS secretary to establish a veterans visa program for those who were deported to return to the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>Amendments from Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) would require more border security technology to be deployed and to allocate $1 billion for additional assets along the U.S.-Canada border.<\/p>\n<p>Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) cited due process concerns for migrants accused but not convicted of crimes, using the hypothetical scenario of a minor who may be charged with something as minuscule as stealing a candy bar.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3225950\/deporter-chief-what-expect-trump-promised-mass-deportation\/\"><strong>WHAT TO EXPECT FROM TRUMP&rsquo;S MASS DEPORTATION PLAN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We should do everything possible to make sure this type of tragedy never occurs again,&rdquo; Durbin said. &ldquo;But I do have concerns about some of the language in this legislation.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Republicans will also seek their own changes. An amendment from Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA), for example, seeks to codify the inclusion of &ldquo;death or serious bodily injury&rdquo; to the list of offenses that would mandate detention.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1930642\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1930642\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Laken Riley Act passes second Senate vote; Democrats seek changes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3108,"featured_media":2389923,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/laken-riley-act-clears-another-senate-hurdle.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3685,48084,4762,3740,32076],"class_list":["post-2389922","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-democrats","tag-laken-riley-act","tag-legislation","tag-senate","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/laken-riley-act-clears-another-senate-hurdle.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389922","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2389922"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389922\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2389926,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2389922\/revisions\/2389926"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2389923"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2389922"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2389922"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2389922"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}