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Laken Riley Act

USA118th CongressS-3933| Senate 
| Updated: 3/12/2024
Katie Boyd Britt

Katie Boyd Britt

Republican Senator

Alabama

Cosponsors (47)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Tommy Tuberville (Republican)Rick Scott (Republican)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Markwayne Mullin (Republican)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Mitch McConnell (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Jerry Moran (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)Eric Schmitt (Republican)Ron Johnson (Republican)J. D. Vance (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)Lindsey Graham (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Mitt Romney (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)John Thune (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Tim Scott (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)John Kennedy (Republican)Deb Fischer (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Josh Hawley (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Pete Ricketts (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Ted Budd (Republican)Mike Crapo (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Laken Riley Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain certain non-U. S. nationals ( aliens under federal law) who have been arrested for burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting. The bill also authorizes states to sue the federal government for decisions or alleged failures related to immigration enforcement. Under this bill, DHS must detain an individual who (1) is unlawfully present in the United States or did not possess the necessary documents when applying for admission; and (2) has been charged with, arrested for, convicted for, or admits to having committed acts that constitute the essential elements of burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting. The bill also authorizes state governments to sue for injunctive relief over certain immigration-related decisions or alleged failures by the federal government if the decision or failure caused the state or its residents harm, including financial harm of more than $100. Specifically, the state government may sue the federal government over a decision to release a non-U. S. national from custody; failure to fulfill requirements relating to inspecting individuals seeking admission into the United States, including requirements related to asylum interviews; failure to fulfill a requirement to stop issuing visas to nationals of a country that unreasonably denies or delays acceptance of nationals of that country; violation of limitations on immigration parole, such as the requirement that parole be granted only on a case-by-case basis; or failure to detain an individual who has been ordered removed from the United States.
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Mar 11, 2024

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-7511
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 341.
Mar 12, 2024
Introduced in Senate
Mar 12, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • March 11, 2024

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-7511
    Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 341.


  • March 12, 2024
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 12, 2024
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Immigration

Related Bills

  • HR 118-7334: Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Commit Robbery Act
  • HR 118-7511: Laken Riley Act
  • HR 118-7322: SUE for Immigration Enforcement Act of 2024
Border security and unlawful immigrationCivil actions and liabilityCrimes against propertyCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDetention of personsImmigration status and proceduresIntergovernmental relationsLaw enforcement officersRefugees, asylum, displaced personsState and local government operationsVisas and passports

Laken Riley Act

USA118th CongressS-3933| Senate 
| Updated: 3/12/2024
Laken Riley Act This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain certain non-U. S. nationals ( aliens under federal law) who have been arrested for burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting. The bill also authorizes states to sue the federal government for decisions or alleged failures related to immigration enforcement. Under this bill, DHS must detain an individual who (1) is unlawfully present in the United States or did not possess the necessary documents when applying for admission; and (2) has been charged with, arrested for, convicted for, or admits to having committed acts that constitute the essential elements of burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting. The bill also authorizes state governments to sue for injunctive relief over certain immigration-related decisions or alleged failures by the federal government if the decision or failure caused the state or its residents harm, including financial harm of more than $100. Specifically, the state government may sue the federal government over a decision to release a non-U. S. national from custody; failure to fulfill requirements relating to inspecting individuals seeking admission into the United States, including requirements related to asylum interviews; failure to fulfill a requirement to stop issuing visas to nationals of a country that unreasonably denies or delays acceptance of nationals of that country; violation of limitations on immigration parole, such as the requirement that parole be granted only on a case-by-case basis; or failure to detain an individual who has been ordered removed from the United States.
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Timeline
Mar 11, 2024

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 118-7511
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 341.
Mar 12, 2024
Introduced in Senate
Mar 12, 2024
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  • March 11, 2024

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 118-7511
    Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 341.


  • March 12, 2024
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 12, 2024
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Katie Boyd Britt

Katie Boyd Britt

Republican Senator

Alabama

Cosponsors (47)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Tommy Tuberville (Republican)Rick Scott (Republican)Bill Cassidy (Republican)Mike Braun (Republican)Roger Marshall (Republican)Markwayne Mullin (Republican)Dan Sullivan (Republican)Mitch McConnell (Republican)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Cindy Hyde-Smith (Republican)Jerry Moran (Republican)Mike Lee (Republican)James E. Risch (Republican)Cynthia M. Lummis (Republican)Eric Schmitt (Republican)Ron Johnson (Republican)J. D. Vance (Republican)Marsha Blackburn (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Tom Cotton (Republican)Lindsey Graham (Republican)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Mitt Romney (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)John Thune (Republican)Mike Rounds (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Tim Scott (Republican)Kevin Cramer (Republican)James Lankford (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)John Kennedy (Republican)Deb Fischer (Republican)Bill Hagerty (Republican)John Barrasso (Republican)Josh Hawley (Republican)John Cornyn (Republican)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)Pete Ricketts (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)John Hoeven (Republican)Ted Budd (Republican)Mike Crapo (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Judiciary Committee

Immigration

Related Bills

  • HR 118-7334: Detain and Deport Illegal Aliens Who Commit Robbery Act
  • HR 118-7511: Laken Riley Act
  • HR 118-7322: SUE for Immigration Enforcement Act of 2024
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Border security and unlawful immigrationCivil actions and liabilityCrimes against propertyCriminal investigation, prosecution, interrogationDetention of personsImmigration status and proceduresIntergovernmental relationsLaw enforcement officersRefugees, asylum, displaced personsState and local government operationsVisas and passports