Congress passes Laken Riley Act. Bill heads to Donald Trump's desk for expected signature

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : My constituents "want more Border Patrol, they want more border investments and enforcement ... and they also want immigration reform," he said.
55% : Trump has also made immigration the focus of multiple executive orders since taking office on Monday.
46% : "Congress needs to step up its game if ICE is to grow the workforce, increase detention space, and manage its detained and non-detained dockets," he said.
41% : ICE, the federal agency tasked with immigration enforcement in the interior, has previously raised concerns about how its 6,000 law enforcement officers nationwide can fulfill the detention mandate without additional resources.
35% : The bill would require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, to detain people who are in the United States without legal status who are arrested, charged with or accused of certain crimes including burglary, theft, larceny and shoplifting, or assaulting a law enforcement officer.

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