The Senate has just voted to approve the Laken Riley Act with a bipartisan vote of 64-35, with 12 votes coming from Democrats.
The Laken Riley Act would “would require ICE to arrest and detain illegal immigrants that have committed theft, burglary or shoplifting until they are deported”, according to Fox news.
Here’s the news:
Senate approves Laken Riley bill 64-35. Now debating Rubio nomination. Confirmation vote on Rubio coming soon
— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) January 20, 2025
Pergram reports that those 12 Democrats were…
Cortez Masto
Fetterman
Gallego
Hassan
Kelly
Ossoff
Peters
Rosen
Shaheen
Slotkin
Warner
Warnock
I’m shocked but good for them. It’s a common sense measure to most regular Americans, but most Congressional Democrats aren’t regular Americans when it comes to common sense.
The bill will now head to Trump’s desk to be signed into law.
