On Tuesday, the newly Republican-controlled United States House of Representatives passed its first bill, the Laken Riley Act ...

Implementing the Laken Riley Act, which requires holding undocumented immigrants suspected of minor offenses, would cost more ...

President-elect Donald Trump will huddle with House Republicans this weekend to discuss his legislative agenda and shore up ...

Critics say the bill undermines the right to due process and risks prolonged detention of innocent people, while diverting ...

Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week. Along with this week’s roll call votes, the Senate also passed a resolution (S. Res. 19), ...

In one of her first actions as a U.S. representative, April McClain Delaney joined Republicans and 47 other Democrats in voting to pass a bill requiring the detention of undocumented immigrants ...

Former President Barack Obama became the latest Democrat to show signs of acquiescing to President-elect Donald Trump's ...

Along with this week's roll call votes, the Senate also passed a resolution (S. Res. 19), honoring the life and legacy of President Jimmy Carter and commending Carter for his life-long career of ...

Immigration and Customs Enforcement estimates that implementing the act would cost $3.2 billion in additional funding for the ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks to law professor Ilya Somin of George Mason University about the Laken Riley Act, a bipartisan bill in Congress that aims to expand the detention of undocumented immigrants.

Democratic Arizona Senate leaders are rejecting the bipartisan Laken Riley Act, a tough immigration bill in Congress.

Along with this week's roll call votes, the Senate also passed a resolution (S. Res. 19), honoring the life and legacy of President Jimmy Carter and commending Carter for his life-long career of ...