S. 5
Laken Riley Act
This act 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, shoplifting, assault of a law enforcement officer, or any crime that results in death or serious bodily injury to another person. The act also authorizes states to sue the federal government for decisions or alleged failures related to immigration enforcement. Under this act, 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 of, or admits to having committed acts that constitute the essential elements of the above crimes. The act 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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Roll calls on this measure (5)
- On Passage: S. 5: Laken Riley Act (House, Jan 22, 2025; Passed)
- On Passage of the Bill S. 5: S. 5: A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged… (Senate, Jan 20, 2025; Bill Passed)
- On the Cloture Motion S. 5: S. 5: A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged… (Senate, Jan 17, 2025; Cloture Motion Agreed to)
- On the Motion to Proceed S. 5: S. 5: A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged… (Senate, Jan 13, 2025; Motion to Proceed Agreed to)
- On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 5: S. 5: A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged… (Senate, Jan 9, 2025; Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to)