Funding for increased detention is not included in the Laken Riley Act. The Department of Homeland Security estimated that to ...

The act disproportionately targets immigrants, perpetuating harmful stereotypes and increasing fear of deportation.

ATLANTA — It has been one year since nursing student Laken Riley was murdered at the University of Georgia. Her death made ...

On Feb. 22, 2024, the University of Georgia community was rocked by the first murder on campus in decades. In the 365 days ...

President Donald Trump has signed the Laken Riley Act into law. Read about the bill and see social media reactions here.

On Jan. 29, President Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act, which is an immigration detention measure, into law. The U.S. House of Representatives gave final approval of the bill in a 263-156 ...

President Trump signed the Laken Riley Act, which mandates the deportation of undocumented immigrants convicted of nonviolent crimes. ATLANTA - Legislation named in honor of a Georgia nursing student ...

The law mandates that anyone living in the U.S. illegally accused of low-level misdemeanors or more violent crimes can be detained and potentially deported without a trial or conviction. The law ...

Immigration became one of the cornerstones of Donald Trump ’s ultimately successful quest to reclaim the White House. The subsequent Laken Riley Act was the first law passed out of the new Congress ...

President Donald Trump signed the first bill of his new administration – the Laken Riley Act, named for an AU nursing student ...

Jason Riley will always deal with the memory of a horrible day in 2024 that claimed the life of his daughter in Athens.