Republicans promise to pass the Laken Riley bill
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The House of Representatives is poised to vote on the first piece of federal legislation Tuesday afternoon.
Lawmakers will vote on the Laken Riley Act, a bill named after a nursing student who was killed by an illegal immigrant while jogging on the University of Georgia campus.
The bill would require federal immigration authorities to detain illegal immigrants found guilty of theft-related crimes. It would also allow states to sue the Department of Homeland Security for harm done to their citizens as a result of illegal immigration.
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Jose Ibarra was found guilty on ten counts in the death of Georgian 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 previously been arrested but never detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, the agency previously said.
The bill passed the House along bipartisan lines last year after first being introduced by Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga.
All voting Republicans plus 37 Democrats voted for the bill by a margin of 251 to 170. All of the “no” votes on the bill were Democrats.
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Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga. (Rep. Mike Collins/Fox News Digital)
However, it was not taken up in the Senate, which was controlled at the time by then-Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
“(T)he Laken Riley Act, sponsored by Representative Mike Collins, holds the Biden administration accountable for their role in these tragedies through their open border policy, requires detention of illegal aliens who commit theft and directs ICE to take them into custody , and allows a state to sue the federal government on behalf of its citizens for failure to enforce border laws, especially in the case of parole,” House Majority Leader Steve Scalise said in his daily House speech floor lookout.
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Former Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer did not 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 that enough is enough?”
The The Senate too will vote on the bill this week.
It’s one of them various border security laws Republicans in the House of Representatives have made renewed inroads this year as they prepare to take over all the levers of power in Washington DC
In the November elections, Republicans controlled the House of Representatives and the Senate. President-elect Donald Trump will take office on January 20.
