Laken Riley Bill Passes 2025. 29, the laken riley act, legislation requiring the secretary of homeland security to issue a detainer. Published jan 07, 2025 at 2:00 pm est updated jan 08, 2025 at 4.
House republicans focused their attention on the border with their first bill of the year, passing legislation named after the slain georgia student laken riley that would require. The decision by house republicans to bring up the legislation, known as the laken riley act, as the first bill of the new congress highlights the central priority of the issue.
