Signed into law
Laken Riley Act
This act requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain certain non-U.S. nationals (aliens under federal law) who have been arrested for burglary, theft, larceny, shoplifting, assault of a law enforcement officer, or any crime that results in death or serious bodily injury to another person. The act also authorizes states to sue the federal government for decisions or alleged failures related to immigration enforcement.
- Measure
- S. 5 · 119th Congress
- Latest action
- January 29, 2025
- Policy changes
- 2
- Source
- CRS summary (Public Law) · Congress.gov
Became Public Law No: 119-1.
Who wrote it
Sponsor
Sen. Katie Boyd Britt (R-AL)Joined by 53 cosponsors, 33 of them from the day it was introduced. Introduced January 6, 2025.
All 53 cosponsors
- Sen. Jim Banks (R-IN) · original
- Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) · original
- Sen. John Boozman (R-AR) · original
- Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC) · original
- Sen. Susan M. Collins (R-ME) · original
- Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) · original
- Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) · original
- Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) · original
- Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) · original
- Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) · original
- Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) · original
- Sen. Lindsey O. Graham (R-SC) · original
- Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) · original
- Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) · original
- Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) · original
- Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) · original
- Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) · original
- Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) · original
- Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) · original
- Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY) · original
- Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) · original
- Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) · original
- Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) · original
- Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) · original
- Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) · original
- Sen. James E. Risch (R-ID) · original
- Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) · original
- Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) · original
- Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-MT) · original
- Sen. John Thune (R-SD) · original
- Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) · original
- Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) · original
- Sen. Roger F. Wicker (R-MS) · original
- Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV)
- Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
- Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX)
- Sen. John R. Curtis (R-UT)
- Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA)
- Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE)
- Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ)
- Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO)
- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS)
- Sen. David McCormick (R-PA)
- Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK)
- Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY)
- Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE)
- Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD)
- Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL)
- Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC)
- Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK)
- Sen. J. Vance (R-OH)
- Sen. Todd Young (R-IN)
How Congress voted
Senate · January 20, 2025
Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 64 - 35. Record Vote Number: 7.
64 yea · 35 nay · Republicans 52–0 · Democrats 12–33 · Independents 0–2 · Official record
House · January 22, 2025
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 263 - 156 (Roll no. 23).
263 yea · 156 nay · 14 other · Republicans 217–0 · Democrats 46–156 · Official record
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Provision 1
Under this act, DHS must detain an individual who (1) is unlawfully present in the United States or did not possess the necessary documents when applying for admission; and (2) has been charged with, arrested for, convicted of, or admits to having committed acts that constitute the essential elements of the above crimes.
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Provision 2
Authorizes state governments to sue for injunctive relief over certain immigration-related decisions or alleged failures by the federal government if the decision or failure caused the state or its residents harm, including financial harm of more than $100.
Specifically, the state government may sue the federal government over a • decision to release a non-U.S. national from custody; • failure to fulfill requirements relating to inspecting individuals seeking admission into the United States, including requirements related to asylum interviews; • failure to fulfill a requirement to stop issuing visas to nationals of a country that unreasonably denies or delays acceptance of nationals of that country; • violation of limitations on immigration parole, such as the requirement that parole be granted only on a case-by-case basis; or • failure to detain an individual who has been ordered removed from the United States.
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