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.

The legislation mandates the detention and potential deportation of people in the U.S. illegally who are accused of theft and violent crimes before conviction.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed the first bill of his new administration, and it is named after a slain Georgia nursing student whose name became a rallying cry during his White House campaign.

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

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed into law a bill named for murdered Georgia nursing student, Laken Riley.

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.

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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 introduction of this legislation comes on the heels of Congress passing Britt’s Laken Riley Act.

President Trump has begun his second term pressing his power to reshape the government by firing federal officials, ending diversity policies and deporting immigrants who are in this country illegally.

It’s a new year and new Congress. While most legislation we’ll see this term has yet to be introduced, some of the early bills are out of touch with the needs of most Americans. Although many voters supported Donald Trump in the hope that he’ll address practical concerns like tightening border security,

Donald Trump announced he will sign an executive order to make his immigrant detention camp a reality. Here’s what it would look like.