The Alabama Senator's crackdown on illegal immigrants charged with certain crimes has gained some bipartisan support in ...

U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch says he believes Congress has “lost control of the immigration process in this country,” casting ...

The Laken Riley Act was passed on a 264-159 vote, with 48 House Democrats joining the Republican majority. The bill will now ...

Forty-eight Democrats joined Republicans in voting for the bill, which is the first to pass the newly elected House.

Legislation that would allow federal authorities to detain undocumented immigrants accused of thefts and related crimes is ...

The Senate is poised to take up the Laken Riley Act, an immigration bill that's already passed the House. Here's what's in it ...

After a bruising election, Democrats fear appearing weak on illegal immigration and soft on crime.

Thanks to those who voted yes on the Laken Riley Act, including Rep. Lynch who swam against the Democratic tide, it will be ...

The bill, named for a nursing school student who was murdered by a man in the country illegally, passed the House last year.

The bill is named after and was inspired by a Georgia nursing student who was attacked and brutally murdered while jogging by ...

The Senate cleared the 60-vote threshold to begin debate on a GOP priority, with Democrats backing it as the party ...

ATLANTA — The U.S. House was voting Tuesday on the Laken Riley Act, sponsored by Georgia Rep. Mike Collins and named for the ...