Trump campaigned on border security promises, and he and his allies argue that his electoral win is an endorsement of his upcoming actions on the issue.
The Senate and House would each have to cast a final vote on Inauguration Day to get the bill to Trump for his Day One signature.
The bill to ensure the deportation of undocumented immigrants arrested for other crimes is entirely sensible. When a police officer arrests an undocumented immigrant on charges of burglary, theft, larceny or shoplifting, what should happen? That question is at the heart of legislation coming up for a Senate vote on Friday.
Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees for his second term are slated for Senate confirmations this week, after a series of discussions. The appointments covering national security, public health, and labor,
The U.S. Senate Monday voted to proceed with consideration of a bill that would impose new mandatory immigration detention requirements for immigrants charged with property crimes and give broad legal standing to state attorneys general.
The bill would require immigration officers to detain immigrants who are suspected of minor theft and cede some federal immigration enforcement power to states.
After days of debate, the U.S. Senate is scheduled early next week for a final vote on the Laken Riley Act, a bill that would empower law enforcement to detain any illegal immigrants accused of theft-related crimes or assaulting law enforcement.
Trump supporters love her. But the South Dakota governor will likely be asked about family separation at the border - and the dog she says she shot.
Sarah’s Law was being considered as an amendment to the Laken Riley Act, which is on the Senate floor this week.
Citing state laws passed during Trump’s first term, several law enforcement leaders over the past two weeks said they largely don’t plan to aid federal immigration agents seeking access to
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, Donald Trump’s pick for secretary of homeland security, got some heat for rattling off dubious statistics during her Senate confirmation hearing Friday.