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SEN. KATIE BRITT: Laken Riley Act our first step in ending era of open borders – here's what's next
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In signing the most significant piece of immigration-enforcement legislation to reach the Resolute Desk since 1996, President Trump signaled that the era of open borders is over.
Katie Britt represents Alabama in the United States Senate and serves on the Appropriations Committee, the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Development and the Rules and Administration Committee.
From now on, illegal aliens arrested for theft, burglary, larceny, or shoplifting offenses, assault of a law enforcement officer, or any crime resulting in death or serious bodily injury will no longer be free to roam American streets. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will detain criminals before they can reoffend or flee. And, at long last, state attorneys general will have standing to sue federal officials for failure to enforce our country’s border laws.