Convicted killer Jose Ibarra left a thumbprint on the phone, making the device a critical piece of evidence in his trial.

The legislation will require immigration officers to detain immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally when they're accused of lower-level crimes like shoplifting.

"We mourn Laken Riley’s murder and we are relieved that her killer has been arrested, tried, and sentenced. This bill, ...

The Laken Riley Act, which moved closer to passing the Senate on Friday, is no exception. Drafted in response to the death of Laken Riley, a Georgia nursing student murdered last year by an ...

Forty-six Democrats crossed party lines in voting to pass a bill requiring undocumented immigrants arrested for violent ...

Prior to Ibarra's arrest for the murder of Riley, he had been reportedly arrested multiple times in numerous jurisdictions for multiple crimes and never detained. The Laken Riley Act, once signed ...

The act is named after Laken Riley, a Georgia nursing student murdered by an undocumented immigrant previously released from ...

New law mandates detention of illegal immigrants accused of serious crimes, regardless of whether they have been convicted.

Supporters argue that it will make the U.S. safer and that if it had been law in 2024, it may have saved the life of Laken Riley. The young woman's murder at the hands of a Venezuelan in the U.S ...