Laken Riley Act passes US House, sending anti-immigrant bill to Trump

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

64% : "Despite those concerns, Trump is expected to swiftly sign the bill once it reaches his desk, making it the first law of his second term.
60% : It would also allow state attorneys general to sue the federal government if they believed their states had been harmed by its failure to enforce immigration laws.
56% : That's the only word for the 10 Senate Democrats who handed Maga Republicans a gift they didn't deserve," Sarah Dohl, chief campaigns officer of the progressive group Indivisible, said last week, referring to Trump's Make America Great Again (Maga) slogan.
51% : "The Laken Riley Act is a racist, xenophobic attack on immigrants that shreds constitutional rights and hands power to extremists like [Texas attorney general] Ken Paxton to hijack federal immigration policy.
45% : Laken Riley Act passes US House, sending anti-immigrant bill to TrumpLauren Gambino in Los Angeles and Joan E Greve in Washington22 January 2025 at 11:50 pmThe US House on Wednesday gave final passage to a bill requiring the detention of undocumented immigrants charged with theft-related crimes, sending the proposal to Donald Trump's desk and giving the new president his first legislative victory as he presses his hardline immigration agenda on multiple fronts.
42% : Under the bill, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) would be required to detain undocumented immigrants charged with crimes such as "burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting".
41% : Trump has already used his executive authority to declare a national emergency at the US-Mexico border and call for an end to birthright citizenship, a right enshrined in the 14th amendment of the constitution.
39% : Immigrant rights and civil rights groups have expressed additional concerns about how the bill could undermine federal authority and empower Trump to carry out his plan for a mass-deportation program, with opponents arguing that it ignores the principle that someone charged with a crime has not been convicted and is entitled to due process.

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