Enough Democrats have come on board to allow the Laken Riley Act to move toward a final vote later this week. The Senate will vote Friday whether to advance the bill, that passed the House on Tuesday with broad bi-partisan support. Several democrat senators have said they’ll vote in favor of ending the filibuster and […]
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Dem Support Sends Laken Riley Act Toward Passage In Senate
Enough Democrats have come on board to allow the Laken Riley Act to move toward a final vote later this week. The Senate will vote Friday whether to advance the bill, that passed the House on Tuesday with broad bi-partisan support. Several democrat senators have said they’ll vote in favor of ending the filibuster and setting up a final vote on the bill. The bill would require incraceration of illegal immigrants who’ve commited crimes inside the U.S.. It’s named after Georgia nursing student Laken Riley who was murdered by a Venezueland man who had entered the country illegally, and was not detained desite commiting crimes inside the U.S.