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119-s-5119th Congress
Laken Riley Act
Sponsored By: Senator Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL]
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Summary
Mandatory detention for certain theft-related offenses. The law requires the Department of Homeland Security to detain non-U.S. nationals who are unlawfully present or lack proper admission documents and who are charged with, arrested for, convicted of, or admit to burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting.
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- Non-U.S. nationals: Individuals charged with those offenses can be held, designated as inadmissible when seeking admission, and are subject to a DHS detainer. If not already detained by federal, state, or local officials, DHS must effectively and expeditiously take custody.
- States: State attorneys general and other authorized state officers may sue the Secretary of Homeland Security in federal court for injunctive relief when a federal decision or alleged failure causes harm to the state or its residents, including financial harm over $100, and such suits can receive expedited docketing where harm exists.
- Federal enforcement and courts: The law codifies a DHS detainer mechanism, emphasizes DHS authority over parole and detention language, and creates a limited set of exceptions governing when injunctive relief is available to states.
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Mandatory detention for noncitizens in theft cases
The law requires DHS to detain certain inadmissible noncitizens tied to burglary, theft, larceny, shoplifting, or assault on a police officer, or any crime that causes death or serious injury. It also applies if the person admits to acts that meet the elements of those crimes. It covers people inadmissible for entering without inspection, fraud or misrepresentation, or lacking valid documents. DHS must issue a detainer and quickly take custody if no other officials are holding the person. The law uses the local definitions of these crimes. Effective upon enactment.
States get new power to sue DHS
State attorneys general and other authorized state officers can sue in federal court to stop DHS from violating detention, removal, parole, or visa‑discontinuation rules. A case can proceed when the state or its residents are harmed, including financial harm over $100, and courts must move these cases quickly. The law also limits broad injunctions in several immigration detention and removal case types. It moves parole decision authority in this section of law from the Attorney General to the Secretary of Homeland Security. Effective upon enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL]
AL • R
Cosponsors
Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY]
WY • R
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Sen. Thune, John [R-SD]
SD • R
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]
NC • R
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
AR • R
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID]
ID • R
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
IA • R
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY]
KY • R
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH]
OH • R
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
KS • R
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]
SC • R
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC]
NC • R
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR]
AR • R
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
LA • R
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
KS • R
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME]
ME • R
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT]
MT • R
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
TX • R
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL]
FL • R
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT]
MT • R
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN]
IN • R
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA]
IA • R
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2]
OK • R
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN]
TN • R
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE]
NE • R
Sponsored 1/8/2025
Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV]
WV • R
Sponsored 1/8/2025
Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK]
AK • R
Sponsored 1/8/2025
Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE]
NE • R
Sponsored 1/8/2025
Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]
MO • R
Sponsored 1/8/2025
Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC]
SC • R
Sponsored 1/8/2025
Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN]
IN • R
Sponsored 1/8/2025
Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]
TN • R
Sponsored 1/8/2025
Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK]
AK • R
Sponsored 1/8/2025
Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT]
UT • R
Sponsored 1/8/2025
Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS]
MS • R
Sponsored 1/8/2025
Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD]
SD • R
Sponsored 1/8/2025
Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
TX • R
Sponsored 1/8/2025
Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA]
LA • R
Sponsored 1/8/2025
Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL]
FL • R
Sponsored 1/8/2025
Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA]
PA • R
Sponsored 1/8/2025
Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY]
KY • R
Sponsored 1/8/2025
Sen. Vance, J. D. [R-OH]
OH • R
Sponsored 1/8/2025
Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA]
PA • D
Sponsored 1/8/2025
Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ]
AZ • D
Sponsored 1/8/2025
Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID]
ID • R
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO]
MO • R
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
OK • R
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND]
ND • R
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL]
AL • R
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND]
ND • R
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
UT • R
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI]
WI • R
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]
WY • R
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS]
MS • R
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Roll Call Votes
house vote • 1/22/2025
On Passage
Yes: 263 • No: 156
senate vote • 1/20/2025
On Passage of the Bill S. 5
Yes: 64 • No: 35
senate vote • 1/17/2025
On the Cloture Motion S. 5
Yes: 61 • No: 35
senate vote • 1/13/2025
On the Motion to Proceed S. 5
Yes: 82 • No: 10
senate vote • 1/9/2025
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed S. 5
Yes: 84 • No: 9