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S. 5: Laken Riley Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-01-06 · Immigration · Latest: Became Public Law No: 119-1.

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Laken Riley Act

Plain summary

Laken Riley Act This act requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain certain non-U.S. nationals ( aliens under federal law) who have been arrested for burglary, theft, larceny, shoplifting, assault of a law enforcement officer, or any crime that results in death or serious bodily injury to another person. The act also authorizes states to sue the federal government for decisions or alleged failures related to immigration enforcement. Under this act, DHS must detain an individual who (1) is unlawfully present in the United States or did not possess the necessary documents when applying for admission; and (2) has been charged with, arrested for, convicted of, or admits to having committed acts that constitute the essential elements of the above crimes. The act also authorizes state governments to sue for injunctive relief over certain immigration-related decisions or alleged failures by the federal government if the decision or failure caused the state or its residents harm, including financial harm of more than $100. Specifically, the state government may sue the federal government over a decision to release a non-U.S. national from custody; failure to fulfill requirements relating to inspecting individuals seeking admission into the United States, including requirements related to asylum interviews; failure to fulfill a requirement to stop issuing visas to nationals of a country that unreasonably denies or delays acceptance of nationals of that country; violation of limitations on immigration parole, such as the requirement that parole be granted only on a case-by-case basis; or failure to detain an individual who has been ordered removed from the United States.

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Sponsor: Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] · 53 cosponsors

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Recorded votes

• Senate vote 1 (2025): On the Cloture Motion, S5 (2025-01-09): Cloture Motion Agreed to
• Senate vote 2 (2025): On the Motion to Proceed, S5 (2025-01-13): Motion to Proceed Agreed to
• Senate vote 4 (2025): On the Amendment, S5 (2025-01-15): Amendment Rejected
• Senate vote 3 (2025): On the Amendment, S5 (2025-01-15): Amendment Agreed to
• Senate vote 5 (2025): On the Cloture Motion, S5 (2025-01-17): Cloture Motion Agreed to
• Senate vote 6 (2025): On the Amendment, S5 (2025-01-20): Amendment Agreed to
• Senate vote 7 (2025): On Passage of the Bill, S5 (2025-01-20): Bill Passed
• House roll call 23 (2025): On Passage, S 5 (2025-01-22): Passed

Sources

• Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
• Congress.gov
• Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119s5.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/s>

Record fed-us-cong119-s5 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills