Forty-six Democrats crossed party lines in voting to pass a bill requiring undocumented immigrants arrested for violent crimes to be held in jail pending trial.

Texas' senior U.S. senator says he expects Trump to move swiftly on border matters once he resumes office next week.

The bill, named for Laken Riley, a Georgia student killed by an immigrant, adds legislative muscle to President Trump’s immigration enforcement push.

Gary Peters, of Michigan; Jon Ossoff, of Georgia; Jeanne Shaheen ... list of acts that trigger mandatory detention of unauthorized migrants: one from Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, that includes assault of a police officer, and another from Sen.

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A change passed Wednesday mandates the federal detention of any undocumented migrant accused of assaulting a cop

The U.S. House Wednesday passed legislation that greatly expands mandatory detention requirements of immigrants charged and arrested on petty crimes, among other crimes. In a 263-156 vote, 46 House Democrats voted with Republicans to send the bill,

The bill includes provisions introduced by Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) mandating the detention of individuals charged with crimes causing death or serious bodily harm. An amendment by Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) adds mandatory detention for those who assault law enforcement officers.

John Cornyn, in a call from Washington with Texas ... The legislation is named for the 22-year-old Georgia nursing student who was killed by a Venezuelan immigrant, who entered the U.S. illegally ...

Senator John Cornyn, a Republican from Texas, is a member of the Senate Finance, Intelligence, and Judiciary Committees.

President Trump signed the Laken Riley Act, a measure to enact stricter penalties on undocumented immigrants who commit crimes on U.S. soil.

The fire broke out on the morning of Jan. 18 at the Greentree Village Apartments located on South Talbotton Road. Meriwether County Fire Rescue said it responded just before 11:20 a.m. that day, where the first arriving units saw heavy smoke coming from one of the apartment units.