<p>On Monday, the GOP-led <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/u-s-senate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Senate</a> passed an amended version of the &#8220;Laken Riley Act,&#8221; a bill that would require federal officials to arrest non-citizens who are charged with crimes in the United States.</p>
<p>The legislation was approved by a 65-34 vote in the upper chamber. Twelve Democrats joined with Republicans to vote in favor of the bill, including Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) and others from battleground states.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Senate approves Laken Riley immigration bill as amended.  Now goes to the House.</p>
<p>12 Dems YES: Cortez Masto NV, Fetterman PA, Gallego AZ, Hassan NH, Kelly AZ, Ossoff GA, Peters MI, Rosen NV, Shaheen NH, Slotkin MI, Warner VA, and Warnock GA. <a href="https://t.co/FmtK5DgkUm">pic.twitter.com/FmtK5DgkUm</a></p>
<p>&mdash; Jamie Dupree (@jamiedupree) <a href="https://twitter.com/jamiedupree/status/1881484756354998363?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 20, 2025</a></p></blockquote>
<p>Now, if the lower chamber approves the Senate bill in its amended form, the measure can be sent to the White House.</p>
<p>&#8220;This critical legislation will strengthen public safety and protect our communities. I’m looking forward to President Trump signing this life-saving legislation,&#8221; Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL) <a href="https://x.com/SenKatieBritt/status/1881487240355815449" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> in a post to X.</p>
<p>As originally written, the bill would direct the secretary of Homeland Security to detain illegal immigrants charged with, convicted of, or who admits to theft-related crimes.</p>
<p>One amendment from Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) that <a href="https://www.congress.gov/amendment/119th-congress/senate-amendment/14/text" target="_blank" rel="noopener">passed</a> added &#8220;the assault of a law enforcement officer offense, or any crime that results in death or serious bodily injury to another person&#8221; to the list.</p>
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<p>The Senate also broadened the scope of the bill with &#8220;Sarah’s Law,&#8221; a provision <a href="https://www.ernst.senate.gov/news/press-releases/ernst-works-to-close-migrant-crime-loophole-through-sarahs-law" target="_blank" rel="noopener">sought</a> by Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) and named after an Iowan killed by an illegal immigrant nine years ago.</p>
<p>&#8220;It requires detention and bars bail [for] illegal immigrants who have been accused of killing someone, such as via drunk driving,&#8221; Fox News reporter Chad Pergam said of &#8220;Sarah&#8217;s Law&#8221; in a <a href="https://x.com/ChadPergram/status/1881408806782894361" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a> to X.</p>
<p>Another part of the bill allows states to sue federal officials for “injunctive relief” if certain immigration actions or policies harm their citizens. The Senate <a href="https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00004.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rejected</a> a Democrat amendment that sought to <a href="https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1191/vote_119_1_00004.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">rein in</a> this section.</p>
<p>The legislation was named after Laken Riley, a 22-year-old Georgia nursing student who was killed last year. A 26-year-old illegal immigrant from Venezuela, Jose Ibarra, was convicted of murdering Riley and sentenced to life in prison.</p>
<p>A House version of the same bill <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/house-again-passes-laken-riley-act-159-dems-vote-against-it" target="_blank" rel="noopener">passed</a> the lower chamber with the support of 216 Republicans and 48 Democrats earlier this month. However the Senate took up its own version, which was always going to need its own House vote.</p>

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