The Laken Riley Act, named for the slain nursing school student who was attacked and killed by a Venezuelan citizen who had entered the U.S. illegally, is the first legislative win of Trump's second term.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday will sign the Laken Riley Act into law as his administration's first piece of legislation. It mandates the detention and potential deportation of people in the U.S.

Sen. James Lankford has been trying to pass legislation in response to an industry he believes will leave small towns without many pharmacy options.

The White House’s temporary pause on trillions in federal spending could set up a court fight over executive authority and Congress’s control of the purse.

This bipartisan legislation represents the most substantial reform in immigration enforcement and border security in nearly three decades.

Congress passed the Laken Riley Act with bipartisan support. Here's what the strict measure really means for undocumented immigrants.

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The bill would require law enforcement to detain immigrants without legal status arrested for crimes including larceny and shoplifting.

That means Congress would not only have to act to give Trump the ability to dissolve agencies in the first place, but it’d also have to approve any proposed Trump plan to eliminate FEMA.

The debate today depends on whether, in 1868, foreigners were considered 'subject to the jurisdiction' of the United States. They weren’t.

Dozens of people rallied at the State House in support of the Safe Communities Act, which would further limit police cooperation with federal immigration authorities in Massachusetts.

Congress will try again to crack down on fake brokers and trucking companies that slip under the regulatory radar.