Ten Democrats in the Senate voted Friday to advance the Laken Riley Act, teeing up a final vote in the upper chamber. The Democratic supporters were Sens. Ruben Gallego (Ariz.), Mark Kelly

The senators said they would cooperate with the GOP to address "pressing border security and immigration needs”

Congress handed President Trump an early win on the issue of immigration with the passage of the Laken Riley Act by the House on Wednesday. While the bill was heavily backed by Republicans in both

The long-pushed Laken Riley Act could be one of the first bills to hit President Trump's desk in his new term.

The Senate on Monday evening passed the Laken Riley Act, which would require ICE to detain illegal aliens charged with theft or burglary. The bill passed the Senate 64–35, with 12 Democrats joining the full Republican conference in support of the bill.

The U.S. Senate voted 64-35 on Monday to pass the proposed Laken Riley Act and sent the measure to the House of Representatives for consideration.

The Senate on Monday passed the contentious Laken Riley Act in a 64-35 vote. The bill would require Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain and potentially deport undocumented immigrants arrested for — but not necessarily convicted of — various crimes, including shoplifting, burglary and theft.

The U.S. House Wednesday passed legislation that greatly expands mandatory detention requirements of immigrants charged and arrested on petty crimes, among other crimes

The GOP-led bill, which got some Democratic support, will head back to the House for approval before it goes to Trump for his signature.

The U.S. House Wednesday passed legislation that greatly expands mandatory detention requirements of immigrants charged and arrested on petty crimes, among other crimes. In a 263-156 vote, 46 House Democrats voted with Republicans to send the bill,

A Senate committee on Monday evening advanced the nomination of Kristi Noem to become the next secretary of Homeland Security.

President Donald Trump is one step closer to signing the immigration-related legislation into law after the GOP-controlled U.S. Senate passed the Laken Riley Act, making it the first piece of legislation to pass the upper chamber of the new Congress.