U.S. Rep. Emilia Sykes says her focus will always be on everyday people, and she's working to expand opportunities for 13th ...

The Laken Riley Act, named for the slain nursing school student who was attacked and killed by a Venezuelan citizen who had ...

The act, taken up by Congress, requires the Department of Homeland Security to detain undocumented migrants for certain ...

The bill would require law enforcement to detain immigrants without legal status arrested for crimes including larceny and ...

Congress passed the Laken Riley Act with bipartisan support. Here's what the strict measure really means for undocumented ...

The legislation mandates the detention and potential deportation of people in the U.S. illegally who are accused of theft and ...

Sen. James Lankford has been trying to pass legislation in response to an industry he believes will leave small towns without ...

This bipartisan legislation represents the most substantial reform in immigration enforcement and border security in nearly ...

Final approval by the House sent the legislation, which requires the detention and deportation of unauthorized migrants ...

North Carolina lawmakers introduced legislation in Congress Wednesday that would allow the victims of felonies committed by ...

Forty-six Democrats crossed party lines in voting to pass a bill requiring undocumented immigrants arrested for violent ...

The House of Representatives has passed the Laken Riley Act again and is sending it to President Donald Trump's desk.