Republicans promise to pass the Laken Riley Act
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The House of Representatives is set to vote on its first federal bill Tuesday afternoon.
Lawmakers will vote on the Laken Riley Act, a bill named after a nursing student who was shot and killed by an illegal immigrant while jogging on the University of Georgia campus.
The bill would require federal immigration authorities to detain illegal immigrants convicted of theft-related crimes. It would also allow states to sue the Department of Homeland Security for damages caused to their citizens by illegal immigration.
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Jose Ibarra was found guilty of 10 counts in the death of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley. (Hyosub Shin/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, Pool)
Jose Ibarra, who was sentenced to life in prison for Riley’s murder, had already been arrested but never taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, the agency said.
The bill passed the House of Representatives along bipartisan lines last year after it was first introduced by Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga.
All voting Republicans plus 37 Democrats voted in favor of the bill by a margin of 251 to 170. All votes “against” the bill were Democrats.
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Tail. Mike Collins, R-Ga. (Rep. Mike Collins/Fox News Digital)
However, it was not considered by the Senate, which at the time was controlled by then-Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
“[T]Laken Riley’s bill, sponsored by Rep. Mike Collins, holds the Biden administration accountable for their role in these tragedies through their open borders policy, requires the detention of illegal aliens who commit theft and directs ICE to take them into custody, and allows the state to sue the federal government on behalf of its citizens for failing to enforce border laws, particularly on parole,” House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., said in his daily observing the floor of the house.
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Former Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer did not hold a vote on the bill. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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“House Republicans will not stop fighting to secure the border and protect America’s communities. When will Democrats finally decide enough is enough?”
The The Senate is too ready to vote on the bill this week.
It’s one of the several border security laws House Republicans are at it again this year as they prepare to seize all the levers of power in Washington, DC
The Republicans captured the House of Representatives and took over the Senate in the November elections. President-elect Donald Trump will take office on January 20.
