Opinion SEN. KATIE BRITT: Laken Riley Act our first step in ending era of open borders – here's what's next We will keep our promises to secure the border, detain and deport criminal illegal ...

Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., center, is joined by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., the GOP whip, left, and Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., as they talk to reporters about the Laken Riley Act, a bill to detain ...

Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala, said in an interview with Jake Tapper on CNN’s “State of the Union” Sunday she is confident the Laken Riley Act will continue to garner support in the U.S. Congress.

The bill authored by U.S. Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., in response to the murder of Laken Riley is one step closer to passage following a procedural vote Friday. The Laken Riley Act, which would ...

President Donald Trump signed into law the Laken Riley Act today as the first piece of legislation to get his signature this term. Sponsored by Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., the act requires ...

We thank Congressman Mike Collins, Senator Katie Britt, and Senator Ted Budd for continuing to work to honor Laken’s legacy and get this legislation enacted into law." ...

Nearly one year ago, 22-year-old Georgia nursing student Laken Riley was murdered by a Venezuelan national who had been arrested multiple times for multiple offenses in America’s interior.

The Laken Riley Act, also known as H.R. 29, was first introduced by Alabama Senator Katie Britt during the previous Congress. While it passed in the House, it stood little chance of passing in the ...

Laken Riley was a 22-year-old nursing student in Georgia who ... This law will help ensure no other family experiences the tragedy Laken Riley’s loved ones are living with,” Sen. Katie Britt ...

Republican Senator Katie Britt speaks during a news conference to discuss the Laken Riley Act at the U.S. Capitol on January 9 in Washington, D.C.

The act passed in the House with 251 yeas and 170 nays. Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.) introduced an identical version in the Senate, where it also passed, 64 to 35.

ALLYSON PHILLIPS, MOTHER OF LAKEN RILEY: Thank you, thank you, we would like to thank Senator Katie Britt for her diligent bipartisan work to get this bill through the Senate. We'd also like to ...