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S5119th Congress
Laken Riley Act
Sponsored By: Senator Katie Britt
Became Law
Summary
This law requires DHS to detain certain non-U.S. nationals charged with burglary, theft, larceny, shoplifting, assault on an officer, or crimes causing death or serious bodily injury. It also creates a new route for states to sue federal officials over immigration detention, parole, removal, inspection, and visa decisions that harm state interests.
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- Non-U.S. nationals charged with, arrested for, convicted of, or admitting to those crimes and who are unlawfully present or lack required admission documents are designated for detainer-based custody. Definitions of burglary, theft, larceny, shoplifting, assault, and serious bodily injury follow the law where the act occurred.
- State governments can file for injunctive relief against federal decisions or alleged failures that cause harm to the state or its residents, including financial harm greater than $100. Those suits may seek to block or compel actions on releases, parole limits, visa issuance, asylum inspections, and failures to detain.
- DHS must issue detainers and promptly take custody if an eligible individual is not already held by federal, state, or local authorities. The act alters detention provisions in the Immigration and Nationality Act to add these conduct-based disqualifications.
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DHS must detain some accused noncitizens
The law requires DHS to hold certain noncitizens in custody. It applies to people inadmissible under INA 212(a)(6)(A), 212(a)(6)(C), or 212(a)(7) who are charged with, arrested for, convicted of, or admit acts that are burglary, theft, larceny, shoplifting, assault of a law enforcement officer, or any crime causing death or serious injury. Those terms use the meaning in the place where the act happened. DHS must issue a detainer and, if no other officials hold the person, take custody quickly. Effective upon enactment.
States can sue over immigration decisions
State attorneys general, or other authorized state officers, can sue federal officials for injunctions on certain immigration rules. Covered issues include parole limits (INA 212(d)(5)), detention during the removal period (241(a)(2)), detention or removal under 235(b)(1) or (2), release, bond, or parole decisions under 236, and visa stoppages under 243(d). A state or its residents count as harmed with losses over $100. Courts must move these cases fast. The usual injunction limit does not apply to cases under 235(b)(3), 236(e) or (f), and 241(a)(2)(B). The law also tightens wording in section 236(e) about release.
DHS now decides immigration parole
The law names the Secretary of Homeland Security as the official for parole under INA 212(d)(5). It replaces "Attorney General" with "Secretary of Homeland Security" in that section. This is an administrative shift in who makes parole decisions. Effective upon enactment.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Katie Britt
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
John Boozman
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
Markwayne Mullin
OK • R
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Bill Hagerty
TN • R
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE]
NE • R
Sponsored 1/8/2025
Shelley Capito
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
Dan Sullivan
AK • R
Sponsored 1/8/2025
Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT]
UT • R
Sponsored 1/8/2025
Cindy Hyde-Smith
MS • R
Sponsored 1/8/2025
Mike Rounds
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
John Hoeven
ND • R
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT]
UT • R
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Ron Johnson
WI • R
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY]
WY • R
Sponsored 1/6/2025
Roger Wicker
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