Senator Thom Tillis | Senator Thom Tillis Official photo
Senator Thom Tillis | Senator Thom Tillis Official photo
Senator Thom Tillis, alongside his Republican colleagues, has introduced the Laken Riley Act in the 119th Congress. The proposed legislation aims to require U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to arrest illegal immigrants who are involved in theft, burglary, larceny, or shoplifting offenses. Furthermore, it mandates that these individuals remain detained until they are removed from the United States.
The act also seeks to grant states the authority to initiate civil actions against federal officials who fail to enforce immigration laws or violate them.
"Laken Riley was murdered in cold blood because an illegal immigrant, who previously committed a crime, wasn’t deported due to President Biden’s disastrous border policies," stated Senator Tillis. "Illegal immigrants who commit a serious crime should be deported immediately. This commonsense legislation ensures that ICE detains and ultimately deports criminal illegal immigrants rather than let them continue to threaten our communities."
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