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From Fox News: The Laken Riley Act defeated the legislative filibuster during a procedural vote on Thursday, amassing more than 60 votes to advance it to a final vote.
The measure sailed past the filibuster by a margin of 84-9. Democrats who voted against it were Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, Andy Kim, D-N.J., Ed Markey, D-Mass., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, Tina Smith, D-Minn., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.
The immigration bill was quickly re-introduced in the new Congress by Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., in the Senate and Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., in the House once the new Congress began.
“Today’s vote on the Laken Riley Act is an important step forward in making our country safer, but there’s still more work to be done to get this commonsense legislation across the finish line,” Britt said in a statement after the vote.
The report notes that a final vote still must be held on the bill, but it will now only require a simple majority to pass.
The bill is named after the 22-year-old nursing student who was murdered by an illegal alien from Venezuela last year while jogging at the University of Georgia.
CBS News explained:
Under current law, the Department of Homeland Security is mandated to detain noncitizens convicted of certain crimes, including “aggravated felonies,” or serious offenses like murder and sexual assault. The Laken Riley Act would expand mandatory detention to include noncitizens convicted of or charged with burglary, larceny, theft or shoplifting, as well as those who admit to committing those crimes.
The legislation would also empower state attorneys general who claim their states or residents have been harmed by immigration policies to sue the federal government.
Thank you, @SenKatieBritt for the kind words and for all of your hard work pushing the Laken Riley Act in the Senate. We’re almost there. Keep on truckin! pic.twitter.com/PzlOm7p7TR
— Rep. Mike Collins (@RepMikeCollins) January 9, 2025
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