House Lawmakers Overwhelmingly Pass Legislation To Crack Down On Illegal Migrant Criminals

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : "That's why it's imperative we pass the commonsense Laken Riley Act with all due haste.
40% : The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed legislation Tuesday to require federal immigration authorities to detain illegal migrants who commit theft-related crimes in the United States.
37% : "Their bill [Laken Riley Act] today is an empty and opportunistic measure," said during floor debate on the bill.
29% : The legislation passed decisively 264-159 with every Republican lawmaker that voted supporting the bill, which would give Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and state governments more authority to curtail illegal immigration.
24% : If the Laken Riley Act passes the Senate and is signed into law by President-elect Donald Trump, ICE would be required to detain illegal migrants like Ibarra who commit theft-related crimes in the United States, according to the bill text.
22% : "Many House Democratic lawmakers, led by Maryland Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, slammed the bill for expanding the number of illegal migrants in the United States that are required to be detained by ICE, and voiced concern that the bill's passage would lead to illegal migrants who are wrongly accused of theft-related crimes being detained by federal immigration authorities.
21% : "Right now, ICE is unable to detain and deport these illegal criminals who commit these minor level crimes, but the Laken Riley Act will fix this and give ICE and our local law enforcement the tools to get these criminals out of our country and make our communities safer," Collins said during floor debate on the bill.

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