The primary purpose of this bill, titled the "Laken Riley Act", is to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody and detain certain aliens who have been charged with theft-related offenses in the United States. Key provisions include amending immigration laws to mandate detention of inadmissible aliens charged with burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting offenses, and allowing state attorneys general to bring legal action against federal authorities for failing to detain and remove such criminal aliens. The bill appears aimed at enhancing immigration enforcement against criminal aliens, particularly in response to the alleged murder of Laken Riley by an immigrant released by the Biden administration. It would significantly impact immigration enforcement policies and procedures, as well as state-federal relations on immigration matters.
The primary purpose of this bill, titled the "Laken Riley Act", is to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody and detain certain aliens who have been charged with theft-related offenses in the United States. Key provisions include amending immigration laws to mandate detention of inadmissible aliens charged with burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting offenses, and allowing state attorneys general to bring legal action against federal authorities for failing to detain and remove such criminal aliens. The bill appears aimed at enhancing immigration enforcement against criminal aliens, particularly in response to the alleged murder of Laken Riley by an immigrant released by the Biden administration. It would significantly impact immigration enforcement policies and procedures, as well as state-federal relations on immigration matters.