This legislation is the most significant immigration enforcement and border security related bill to pass the Senate in nearly three decades.
The bill will be considered by the U.S. House of Representatives this week before heading to President Trump to be signed into law.
The U.S. Senate voted to pass the Laken Riley Act on Monday, Jan. 20, giving local law enforcement and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement the authority to detain immigrants in
Deporting millions of migrants or enforcing the Laken Riley Act will largely depend on Congress' ability to allocate roughly $100 billion.
In a 64-35 vote, the Senate passed an immigration bill ... in February by an undocumented immigrant, would allow Immigration and Customs Enforcement to arrest and detain undocumented immigrants ...
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it made 538 arrests and detained 373 undocumented immigrants in sanctuary cities across the country, including those with criminal histories.
The House voted 263 to 156 to approve the Laken Riley act, sending the measure to Trump for his signature. The measure would make it easier for federal immigration officials to detain and deport those without legal status who are charged with specific crimes.
Austin leaders say they must find new ways to support immigrants or wait to observe new actions after the federal government ended sanctuary status.
Agents made 538 arrests during workplace raids across the Northeast Thursday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said.
Under the bill, called the Laken Riley Act, state attorneys general like Ken Paxton would have the ability to challenge federal immigration officials.
Law enforcement agencies in Stockton and San Joaquin County said they would follow California law and would not help ICE with raids in the area.
The House passed an amended version of the Laken Riley Act on Wednesday on a vote of 263 to 156, two weeks after it initially passed the bill. The bill, which was expected to pass, will now go to President Donald Trump's desk and symbolically will become the first measure he signs into law of his second administration.