Thursday's vote to advance the Laken Riley Act does not guarantee the immigration bill will have enough votes to pass the Senate.

The bill, which has divided Democrats, would require law enforcement to detain noncitizens who commit primarily theft-related crimes.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate voted today to advance S. 5, the Laken Riley Act, teeing the bill up for a final vote on Monday. The first immigration bill of the new Congress, the proposed law would ...

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EXCLUSIVE: More than 17,500 illegal immigrants in 2025 have been arrested for crimes requiring mandatory detention under the Laken Riley Act — the first law President Donald Trump signed in his second ...