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The U.S. House Wednesday passed legislation that greatly expands mandatory detention requirements of immigrants charged and arrested on petty crimes, among other crimes. In a 263-156 vote, 46 House Democrats voted with Republicans to send the bill, S. 5, to President Donald Trump’s desk to be signed into law. The passage of …

U.S. Senate Republicans gained more than enough Democratic support Thursday to advance a bill that would greatly expand immigration detention, following a presidential election in which border security was a main theme for President-elect Donald Trump. In an 84-9 procedural vote, 32 Senate Democrats and one independent backed the bill, S. 5, …

The House of Representatives approved the Laken Riley Act on Tuesday in a 264-159 vote, with all Republicans and 48 Democrats supporting the legislation. The bill, named after a 22-year-old murdered by an undocumented immigrant, has become a cornerstone of the GOP’s tough-on-immigration platform ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. …