The measure's bipartisan approval reflects broad support for cracking down on crime perpetrated by illegal immigrants.
The Democratic Party has so far been splintered in responding to President Donald Trump’s push against illegal immigration.
Kelly and Gallego joined eight other Senate Democrats to help the Republican-led immigrant crime bill thwart a filibuster.
From the commentary, "Spare us the line about this being a nation of immigrants. ... This is also a nation of laws. The line ...
Democrats are showing a marked shift in their approach to immigration policy during President Trump’s second term, ...
It’s not hard to understand why Sen. Ruben Gallego voted for the Republican-written Laken Riley Act. The measure would force the federal detention without bail for undocumented migrants accused of any ...
For their own political survival, more Democrats must get on board with proposals they previously denounced as cruel but ...
Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego of Arizona made good on their intentions to back the bill. Gallego, for one, cosponsored it. The bill, named for Laken Riley, a Georgia woman believed to be slain last ...
Sen. Ruben Gallego once was a hardliner in support of immigrant rights. Yet he's now a co-sponsor of the Laken Riley Act.