Laken Riley Act: House poised to pass 1st bill of 119th Congress
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The House of Representatives is poised to vote on the Laken Riley Act on Tuesday after it easily passed last year.
The bill would require federal immigration authorities to detain illegal immigrants found guilty of theft-related crimes. It also would allow states to sue the Department of Homeland Security for harm caused to their citizens because of illegal immigration. Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
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