Legislative Oversight

Stable identifiers

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Canonical URL: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5

Official text excerpt

Public Law 119–1: To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes. 
 Public Law 1 
 Public Law 119–1 139 Stat. 3 
 2025-01-29 
 2025-01-29 
 United States Government Publishing Office National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. 
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 PUBLIC LAW 119–1—JAN. 29, 2025 
 139 STAT. 3 
 Public Law 119–1 
 119th Congress 
 
 
 
 An Act 
 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes. Jan. 29, 2025 [ S. 5 ] 
 
   Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa­tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Laken Riley Act. 
 SECTION 1. 8 USC 1101 note . SHORT TITLE.   This Act may be cited as the “ Laken Riley Act ”. 
 SEC. 2. DETENTION OF CERTAIN ALIENS WHO COMMIT THEFT.   Section 236(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1226(c) ) is amended — (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking “ or ”; 
 (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the comma at the end and inserting “ , or ”; and 
 (C) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following: 
 (E) (i) is inadmissible under paragraph (6)(A), (6)(C), or (7) of section 212(a); and “(ii) is charged with, is arrested for, is convicted of, admits having committed, or admits committing acts which constitute the essential elements of any burglary, theft, larceny, shoplifting, or assault of a law enforcement officer offense, or any crime that results in death or serious bodily injury to another person,” 
 ; 
 
 
 (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4); and 
 (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: “(2) D…

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Contributing member votes

Citations

• Congress.gov