S 5 · Laken Riley Act
Became Public Law No: 119-1.
- Introduced
- Jan 6, 2025
- Latest action
- Jan 29, 2025
- Sponsor
- Sen. Katie Boyd Britt [R-AL]
- Policy area
- Immigration
- Cosponsors
- 53
Summary
Laken Riley Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain certain non-U.S. nationals ( aliens under federal law) who have been arrested for burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting. The bill also authorizes states to sue the federal government for decisions or alleged failures related to immigration enforcement. Under this bill, DHS must detain an individual who (1) is unlawfully present in the United States or did not possess the necessary documents when applying for admission; and (2) has been charged with, arrested for, convicted of, or admits to having committed acts that constitute the essential elements of burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting. The bill also authorizes state governments to sue for injunctive relief over certain immigration-related decisions or alleged failures by the federal government if the decision or failure caused the state or its residents harm, including financial harm of more than $100. Specifically, the state government may sue the federal government over a decision to release a non-U.S. national from custody; failure to fulfill requirements relating to inspecting individuals seeking admission into the United States, including requirements related to asylum interviews; failure to fulfill a requirement to stop issuing visas to nationals of a country that unreasonably denies or delays acceptance of nationals of that country; violation of limitations on immigration parole, such as the requirement that parole be granted only on a case-by-case basis; or failure to detain an individual who has been ordered removed from the United States.
Recent actions
- Jan 29, 2025 Became Public Law No: 119-1.
- Jan 29, 2025 Became Public Law No: 119-1.
- Jan 29, 2025 Signed by President.
- Jan 29, 2025 Signed by President.
- Jan 23, 2025 Presented to President.
- Jan 23, 2025 Presented to President.
- Jan 22, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jan 22, 2025 On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 263 - 156 (Roll no. 23). (text: CR H277-278)
Votes
- On Passage Passed · Jan 22, 2025, 10:01 PM
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 64 - 35. Record Vote Number: 7. Agreed to · Jan 20, 2025, 11:30 PM
- Cloture on the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 61 - 35. Record Vote Number: 5. (CR S240) Recorded vote · Jan 17, 2025, 3:47 PM
- Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 82 - 10. Record Vote Number: 2. (CR S87) Agreed to · Jan 13, 2025, 11:33 PM
- Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 84 - 9. Record Vote Number: 1. (CR S73) Recorded vote · Jan 9, 2025, 8:32 PM