WASHINGTON, DC - In what is a small measure of closure for the family of Laken Riley, Jocelyn Nungary, and other victims of illegal aliens, the House on Wednesday passed the Laken Riley Act, and it will head to President Trump’s desk to be signed into law, Fox News reports.
The House passed the bill, with all Republicans voting in favor and 48 Democrats supporting it.
Earlier this week, the Senate– also controlled by Republicans– passed the bill 64-35; however, it added measures to deport illegal aliens who assault a police officer or who cause death or “serious bodily injury” of another person.
Under the original bill, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers would be directed to detain illegal aliens accused of theft-related crimes. The bill also allowed states to sue the Department of Homeland Security for harm caused to their citizens by illegal immigration.
Most Democrats were against the bill, claiming that by shipping those accused but not convicted of a crime out of the country it would amount to a “slippery slope.” However, supporters of the bill said that people here illegally have already broken the law.
It should be noted that in 2024, the bill garnered less Democrat support than it did this month. Last year, then-Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer refused to even put the bill up for a vote. Now, with a “new sheriff in town” in the form of a Republican majority, the bill easily skated through the House and Senate.
“Nothing ever happens in this town up here until the American people demand it,” Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA), the bill’s lead sponsor, told Fox News Digital about the shift in support from Democrats.
“And they have been screaming at the top of their lungs for something to happen to fix the border problem.”
Meanwhile, Rep. Randy Feenstra (R-IA) led Sarah’s Law, an amendment adopted within the bill. He told Fox News Digital, “Nearly a decade ago, 21-year-old Sarah Root’s life was tragically cut short when she was killed by an illegal immigrant who was driving while drunk…Sarah’s Law not only delivered justice for the Root family but also ensures that any illegal immigrant who harms or kills an American citizen is swiftly detained and prosecuted.”
As part of his campaign promises, President Trump promised to crack down on illegal immigration and border security. After his inauguration, he followed up on those promises by signing several executive orders covering the border and illegal immigration. The Laken Riley Act will be the first of many bills that Trump is expected to sign into law.
Laken Riley was a nursing student who was killed in broad daylight by an illegal alien while jogging on the University of Georgia’s campus. The illegal, Jose Ibarra, was sentenced to life in prison for Laken Riley’s murder. He had been previously arrested but was never detained by ICE.
Jocelyn Nungaray was a 12-year-old who was raped and killed by two illegal aliens from Venezuela in Houston. The two illegals, Franklin Pena and Johan Martinez-Rangel, are facing the death penalty in connection with Jocelyn’s death.
Laken and Jocelyn are but two victims of the previous administration’s open border policies, which allowed over an estimated twelve million illegal alien invaders into the country.
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2025-01-25T13:55-0500 | Comment by: Philip
No matter how much you hate the Democrat activist media, it’s not enough.