{"id":2392923,"date":"2025-01-20T19:42:58","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T00:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/laken-riley-act-passes-senate-handing-trump-first-legislative-victory-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-20T19:44:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T00:44:02","slug":"laken-riley-act-passes-senate-handing-trump-first-legislative-victory-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/laken-riley-act-passes-senate-handing-trump-first-legislative-victory-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Laken Riley Act passes Senate, handing Trump first legislative victory &#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\">26<\/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-passes-senate-handing-trump-first-legislative-victory-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=2392923&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 Laken Riley act, aimed at addressing\u2064 illegal immigration, has \u2062successfully passed the Senate with a\u2062 bipartisan vote of 64-35 shortly after\u2063 President Donald Trump&#8217;s inauguration. \u2062This legislation mandates that <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">federal authorities detain illegal immigrants<\/a> who \u200bare charged or convicted of \u200ctheft-related offenses until they can be deported. Previous \u200dtoo \u2063the Senate&#8217;s action, \u2063the\u200d House had already approved \u2062the measure, but it will require another vote due to amendments made by the Senate. The amendments expanded the\u2064 criteria \u200bfor\u2064 detention to\u200d include assaults on\u2064 police officers and crimes resulting in death or serious bodily injury. the passage of \u2062this act represents Trump&#8217;s first legislative\u200d victory.  <\/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 passes Senate, handing Trump first legislative victory<\/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_1930384\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A bipartisan bill to crack down on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3283680\/trump-win-force-democrats-change-course-illegal-immigration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">illegal immigration<\/a>&nbsp;cleared the Senate within hours of President Donald Trump&rsquo;s inauguration on Monday, all but ensuring it will soon become law.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3288725\/senate-amends-laken-riley-bill-assaulted-police-officers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Laken Riley Act<\/a>, which passed 64-35,&nbsp;would require federal authorities to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maryland-government-officials-worked-with-open-borders-activists-to-draft-sanctuary-law\/\" title=\"Maryland Government Officials Worked With Open Borders Activists To Draft Sanctuary Law\">detain illegal immigrants charged<\/a> or convicted of theft-related offenses until they can be deported.<\/p>\n<p>The House passed the measure <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3278865\/house-passes-laken-riley-act-first-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">earlier this month<\/a> but will need to hold another vote after the Senate amended the list of crimes that trigger detention to include assault of a police officer and crimes resulting in &ldquo;death or serious bodily harm.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This legislation will ensure that illegal aliens who steal or assault a law enforcement officer&nbsp;is detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement instead of being allowed out on the streets,&rdquo; Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) said from the Senate floor on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Senate passage gives Trump a legislative victory on his first day back in the White House and jump-starts his sweeping agenda to curb illegal immigration. It will be the first bill approved by the new Republican-controlled Congress and be accompanied by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3292389\/trump-sign-10-executive-orders-border-immigration-first-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"10 immigration-related executive orders\">10 immigration-related executive orders<\/a> that Trump signed on Monday, including steps to end birthright citizenship, declare a national emergency at the southern border, designate drug cartels as terrorist organizations, and resume construction of the southern border wall.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., left, and Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., hold a news conference to speak to reporters about the Laken Riley Act, a bill to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-amends-laken-riley-immigation-bill-to-cover-assaulted-officers-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Senate amends Laken Riley immigation bill to cover assaulted officers - Washington Examiner\">detain unauthorized immigrants<\/a> who have been accused of certain crimes, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. Georgia nursing student Laken Riley was killed last year by a Venezuelan man who entered the U.S. illegally and was allowed to stay to pursue his immigration case. (AP Photo\/J. Scott Applewhite)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The act was named after the 22-year-old nursing student killed last year while jogging at the University of Georgia, allegedly by a Venezuelan illegal immigrant who was previously arrested but released. Most Democrats opposed it over due process concerns and a provision that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/laken-riley-act-clears-final-senate-filibuster-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Laken Riley Act clears final Senate filibuster - Washington Examiner\">empowers state attorneys general<\/a> to bring lawsuits more easily against the federal government over its handling of illegal immigration.<\/p>\n<p>A last-minute attempt by Sen. Michael Bennet (D-CO) to exclude so-called Dreamers and children under 16 from mandatory detention was blocked by the measure&rsquo;s lead sponsor, Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL).<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog\/donald-trump-inauguration-day-white-house-washington-dc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">INAUGURATION DAY LIVE UPDATES: DONALD TRUMP TO BE SWORN IN FOR SECOND TERM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trump made brief mention of the legislation during a speech to supporters at the Capitol on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I wish we could have had a better relationship between Republicans and Democrats. I was with Sen. Schumer. I said, &lsquo;Chuck, I think it&rsquo;s time we all start getting along a little bit because it doesn&rsquo;t make sense. I mean, we literally never get a Democrat vote,&rsquo;&rdquo; Trump recalled, flanked by Vice President J.D. Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;They never get a Republican vote, almost,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;Although, there is a bill coming up very shortly that we have a lot of Democrat votes, right? 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