Why Ruben Gallego’s Laken Riley vote is a warning for Democrats
4 days ago · Gallego wasn’t the first Democratic senator to back the Laken Riley Act, named after a Georgia nursing student murdered by an undocumented immigrant last year — that was Sen. John Fetterman (D ...
Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego vote to pass Laken Riley …
6 days ago · “The passage of the Laken Riley Act with strong bipartisan support marks a critical first step in securing the border and making America safer," he said. "I’m glad it is the first bill we are ...
Ruben Gallego goes all in on GOP's Laken Riley bill - The Hill
Jan 8, 2025 · Ruben Gallego, Arizona’s new Democratic senator, has announced he is backing the Laken Riley Act, a bill critics say would eliminate due process for immigrants living in the country illegally.
What is the Laken Riley Act? And who voted for it? | AP News
2 days ago · Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., center, is joined by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., the GOP whip, left, and Rep. Mike Collins, R-Ga., as they talk to reporters about the Laken Riley Act, a bill to detain unauthorized immigrants who have been accused of certain crimes, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025.
Ruben Gallego, Mark Kelly vote to pass Laken Riley Act in Senate ...
5 days ago · According to NBC News, the Democrats who voted for the bill included Sens. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz.; Mark Kelly, ... the Laken Riley Act has no funding attached to it, but Democrats on the ...
Border state Democrat Ruben Gallego backs GOP's Laken Riley Act …
Jan 8, 2025 · Sen. Ruben Gallego of Arizona is backing the GOP's Laken Riley Act, joining two other Democrats who have pledged to support it during a floor vote on Friday.
Arizona Sen. Gallego backs Laken Riley Act, screws …
Jan 8, 2025 · Arizona’s newest senator is getting fully behind a bill that critics have pointed out will eliminate due process protections for undocumented immigrants, including those who have been in the U.S....
Gallego is latest Dem to back Laken Riley Act - POLITICO
Jan 8, 2025 · The newly sworn-in Arizona senator also backed the legislation when he was in the House.
Gallego, Kelly & Hobbs line up behind bill to jail immigrants for …
Jan 9, 2025 · On Wednesday, both of the Grand Canyon State’s Democratic U.S. senators, Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly, issued statements saying they will vote to pass the Laken Riley Act when it goes up for...
Senate advances Laken Riley Act in bipartisan 84-9 vote - CBS News
Jan 9, 2025 · 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...