Thursday afternoon the Senate met the 60-vote threshold required to advance the Laken Riley Act, a bill that is especially important to President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to combat illegal immigration.
If approved and signed into law, the legislation would permit federal agents to detain foreign nationals accused of “burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting.”
Currently an alien can only be detained if he commits a more serious crime.
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