by Rebeka Zzeljko at Blaze media
The House passed the Laken Riley Act on Tuesday, with a majority of Democrats voting against the bill.
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by Rebeka Zzeljko at Blaze media
‘This isn’t a partisan issue.’
The Laken Riley Act is the first bill in the 119th Congress addressing illegal immigration, requiring that aliens charged with theft or burglary be detained. The landmark legislation was named after Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student who was brutally murdered by an illegal alien while she was jogging at the University of Georgia.
Despite the overwhelming resistance from 159 Democrats, 48 voted with 216 Republicans to pass the legislation.
The bill was also passed in the House during the 118th Congress, with 170 Democrats voting against it. Notably, 37 Democrats joined 214 Republicans to pass the bill.
Speaker Mike Johnson praised the legislation,…
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