US Senate passes migrant detention bill hours after Trump sworn in
by Joan E Greve in Washington from on (#6TPX9)
Laken Riley Act, which passed 64-35, requires detention of undocumented migrants charged with theft-related crimes
The Senate has passed legislation requiring the detention of undocumented immigrants charged with theft-related crimes, with the chamber approving its first bill of the new Congress just hours after Donald Trump took the oath of office.
The vote was 64 to 35, as a dozen Democrats joined every present Republican in supporting the Laken Riley Act, named after a 22-year-old Georgia nursing student who was murdered last year by a Venezuelan national.
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