Laken Riley Act: Lightning-rod immigration bill set to go to Trump's desk after House passage

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : " After a recent review of immigrants in their non-detained docket, ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations found about 110,000 people with offenses referenced in the act, the document said.
51% : "Full implementation would be impossible for ICE to execute within existing resources," the document noted.
48% : " ICE estimated enforcement of the bill will cost close to $27 billion in its first year, according to a document obtained by ABC News, up from a previous estimate of $3.2 billion. ICE has said a lack of cooperation from local and state law enforcement officials may make their jobs more difficult and that going after people for property crimes might prevent them from targeting "more egregious offenders.
42% : That's up from its original count of over 60,000. To enforce the law, ICE would need to expand detention capacity to 151,500 beds.
22% : The updated measure, which cleared the Senate with some Democratic support on Tuesday, requires Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain undocumented immigrants for theft-related crimes and includes amendments from Texas Sen. John Cornyn and Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst that expanded the scope of offenses that trigger detention.
18% : The death of Riley, a 22-year-old woman who was murdered by Jose Ibarra, an undocumented immigrant, on Feb. 22, 2024, fueled the immigration debate in the United States and became a lightning rod issue for Trump on the campaign trail.

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