Laken Riley Act, likely first Trump-signed law, passes Congress as Bynum votes yes

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.
42% : ICE is already authorized to detain noncitizens with final removal orders, as well as those charged with or convicted of a crime.
41% : Immigrant and civil liberties advocates raised concerns over the bill's provisions that would require ICE agents to detain broad categories of noncitizens and give states the right to sue its parent agency, the Department of Homeland Security, if ICE fails to do so.
24% : Under the Biden administration, ICE has been asked to focus its limited resources on noncitizens with serious criminal records or those who represent a public safety or national security threat.

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