i want to leave you with an excerpt from a statement from the laken riley family. prevent and save innocent lives and families from going through the heart break we experienced and laken would have been 23 on january 10th and no greater gift that could be given to her every single member of congress should get behind this purely common sense bill that will make our country and communities safer. mr. speaker, god help us. god help us. i yield back. >> three minutes to the distinguished gentleman from new york, napa. >> mr. speaker. strung up to hr-29 and going to express my deepest condolences to laken riley's family. her death was a tragedy and we all mourn her loss. may her memory be a blessing. i wish we were considering legislation that was worthy of her name. instead the republican majority is beginning this new congress where they left off in the last one, with legislation that targets and scapegoats immigrants but does nothing to address the real problems in our broken immigration system or while ignoring basic due process and constitutional principles. among

the laken riley act would require i.c.e. detention for illegal aliens who were charged with, arrested for or convicted of any burglary, theft, larceny or shoplifting offense. h.r. 29 further requires the department of homeland security to issue a detainer for those illegal aliens and take custody of them effectively and expeditiously. it would also allow states to bring a civil action against derelict federal officials who refused to enforce these laws. joe biden and alejandro mayorkas, i'm looking at you. this bill passed the republican house in march of last year. but senate democrats stopped it cold. i said at the time that today the name on the bill is laken riley. tomorrow it will be another victim of these policies, another son or daughter of a loved one. it won't stop until this administration is stopped and that can only be done by the american people. well, thank god the american people have done exactly that. they've given this congress and this president the tools and the mandate to secure our borders and remove e

the laken riley act would require i.c.e. detention for illegal aliens who were charged with, arrested for or convicted of any burglary, theft, larceny or shoplifting offense. h.r. 29 further requires the department of homeland security to issue a detainer for those illegal aliens and take custody of them effectively and expeditiously. it would also allow states to bring a civil action against derelict federal officials who refused to enforce these laws. joe biden and alejandro mayorkas, i'm looking at you. this bill passed the republican house in march of last year. but senate democrats stopped it cold. i said at the time that today the name on the bill is laken riley. tomorrow it will be another victim of these policies, another son or daughter of a loved one. it won't stop until this administration is stopped and that can only be done by the american people. well, thank god the american people have done exactly that. they've given this congress and this president the tools and the mandate to secure our borders and remove e

i support the laken riley act and i support the laken riley act because laken riley should be alive today and she would be alive today if it hadn't been for the democrats in the biden administration that ripped our border open and allowed this illegal alien monster to come into our country. and then in the state of new york, when this monster was arrested for committing crimes, the democrat state of new york let him go. and that's how he came down to georgia and murdered our laken riley. this is a bill that cannot get passed fast enough. and so thankful the american people overwhelmingly voted for donald trump so we can sign this bill into law, and it can't happen fast enough. thank god. but listening to my colleagues, the democrats on the other side of the aisle complain and whine and defend illegal aliens who break the law the minute they cross our border is 5 -- pathetic. the american people are so sick and tired of it. they can't believe what our country has gone through. it is enough. it is absolutely enough. but they will go on and on to defend anyone that is not american because of

i support the laken riley act and i support the laken riley act because laken riley should be alive today and she would be alive today if it hadn't been for the democrats in the biden administration that ripped our border open and allowed this illegal alien monster to come into our country. and then in the state of new york, when this monster was arrested for committing crimes, the democrat state of new york let him go. and that's how he came down to georgia and murdered our laken riley. this is a bill that cannot get passed fast enough. and so thankful the american people overwhelmingly voted for donald trump so we can sign this bill into law, and it can't happen fast enough. thank god. but listening to my colleagues, the democrats on the other side of the aisle complain and whine and defend illegal aliens who break the law the minute they cross our border is 5 -- pathetic. the american people are so sick and tired of it. they can't believe what our country has gone through. it is enough. it is absolutely enough. but they will go on and on to defend anyone that is not american because of

>> bill now heads to senate named after laken riley, a georgia student who was killed by you an undocument immigrant. he was arrested and released earlier >> heads up. >> happy new year. o behalf of house republican conference it is my honor to kickoff first leadership stake out of this year. we're excited. as republicans, democrats have made the bed they lie in, they need to own their decisions every single day. just recently president biden has been pardoning sex okay -- eoffenders. we need to fight against this bad policy. this is their mess, we will clean it up. fortunately there is a better path forward. it is a stark contrast but difference between the democrat and republicans is that our agenda is about opportunity. freedom, prosperity, and putting america first. while their agenda is about control, depend ants and america last we have an opportunity for a matsive politicalry alignment we're excite the about that. we're have a unified republican government that wants to put america first again.er we also won on building diverse coalition, i am committed to doubling down on these eff

we must pass the laken riley act and sarah's law to send this message loud and clear for sarah's family, and for the countless american families that this action would protect. thank you, mr. president. and figure out how to best implement it and to do in the most efficient manner. and the president ran on fully funding federal programs and providing what is necessary. that should give you a pretty good since even the milk when you get into the specific advice that i get to the president. >> your interpretation the president being a star with support of veterans and i think he definitely ran on that. certainly almost everyone i served with voted for the president's i think also believe that. that would be including protecting va disability, but that would match the president's point of view. >> again i'm going, i'm looking to get hit of the budget process other than to say it's been a priority to fully fund the needs of veterans and i will continue if confirmed. >> yield back. >> senator scott. >> thank you, chairman. >> mr. vought, congratulation on nomination. i enjoyed working with y

we are starting today with the laken riley act. a bill we passed last congress, but chuck schumer made it clear he was not going to allow through his far left radical senate. now we have a new senate and john thune wants to move that bill as early as this week. so that is good news to people like addison. real people like addison who have real stories. where washington left them behind and didn't care about their problems. the good news for them is there is a new light in washington. there is a new sign of hope in washington where we are going to be addressing the problems that families are facing. we are going to do it quickly. this is going to move at rapid speed because the problems america faces cannot wait. so this congress is open for business and it's ready to move fast. you are going to see that aggressive agenda led by our first ballot speaker, mike johnson. mr. johnson: thank you all. welcome to the 119th congress. it has already gotten off to a swift start. it has to. i tell you what there is a real feeling on capitol hi

this bill is named after laken riley. my friend from georgia just discussed the facts involving the unfortunate death of laken riley at the hands of someone here illegally, someone here who had committed crimes. i had, as my guest this weekend, at the inauguration, a woman named alexis, a wonderful woman from houston, texas, whose 13-year-old little girl was murdered by people released into our country last year by the biden administration. now, fortunately those policies are ending under president trump. but here's the truth. never again should any american, any texan, any georgian have to deal with what was thrust upon them by the biden administration. in terms of the damage, despair, death, destruction, murders, rapes that were perpetrated against the people we represent. this legislation would take a giant step forward to ensure that we can stop any future administration who is not just refusing to enforce federal law, but is actually abusing federal law to endanger our people, our citizens that we represent. this leg

this bill is named after laken riley. my friend from georgia just discussed the facts involving the unfortunate death of laken riley at the hands of someone here illegally, someone here who had committed crimes. i had, as my guest this weekend, at the inauguration, a woman named alexis, a wonderful woman from houston, texas, whose 13-year-old little girl was murdered by people released into our country last year by the biden administration. now, fortunately those policies are ending under president trump. but here's the truth. never again should any american, any texan, any georgian have to deal with what was thrust upon them by the biden administration. in terms of the damage, despair, death, destruction, murders, rapes that were perpetrated against the people we represent. this legislation would take a giant step forward to ensure that we can stop any future administration who is not just refusing to enforce federal law, but is actually abusing federal law to endanger our people, our citizens that we represent. this leg

laken riley act. >> yeah. >> first off, tell in short what the bill does. >> the laken riley act, as many of you obviously followed in the news, the tragedy of laken riley losing her life and when you look at laken riley's killer, he has been charged both in new york for endangering a minor, as well as a traffic violation, in addition to georgia where he has had been charged with shoplifting. the point of the bill is if you're here illegally, number one you came across the border illegally and then you committed a crime, you're charged with or convicted of, you will be detained throughout that process and if this had been in place laken riley would still be alive. and when you're looking at our conduct-- country we have 11 million here illegally, 7.8 million in removal proceedings of 7.8 million, 1.4 million people have been given final orders of removal. they're been given due process and we've said you need to be removed. of that, when you look at the migrants and in this pocket that have committed theft related crime about 66,000 migrants who are here illegally who committed a the

laken riley was in february of 2024. look at how many people since then have been murdered or raped in our country due to somebody being in this country illegally and come to find out there is a thug or gang or just a criminal that came across and was let out of another prison from another country. >> dana: listen to tom homan. the border czar under trump. >> i've been saying for four years their open border isn't mismanagement or incompetence. it is by design. they want that border to remain open until the last day they are in office. >> dana: it is interesting we're getting the big states are saying they don't want to work with the federal government. what do you hear -- anything you have heard from a constituents that stuck with you that you could share to help us understand what the people of georgia feel? >> the laken riley murder was in my district. athens is in my district. i tell you what the family told me and i don't see how you ever get over this. they expressed -- when i told them we had a bill that would com

host: so ronald, you mentioned the laken riley act. this is nbc news, it says that the house passes laken riley act to amp up border enforcement and put pressure on democrats. the bill, name forward nursing school student who was murdered by a man in the country illegally, passed the house last year, the new republican-controlled senate is expected to take it up friday. so we will let you know if that happens. the vote, by the way, was 264-159. to pass that act in the house. and this is can be don in rhode island, independent line. you're next. caller: hello. hi. i've been watching you guy for a very long time,s the first time call, first time i got through, actually. host: great, go right ahead, don. we're listening. caller: i mentioned comments on earlier thing, it jumped me over to open forum. i watch a lot of c-span you get the range of callers, people that you interview as well. and i also like to apologize for america on -- to you on behalf of america for sometimes the way people, i'm sure you guys get a kick out of it when you'r

the laken riley act will let i.c.e. arrest and detain illegal aliens who have committed theft, burglary or shoplifting until they are deported. we've got nine nfl athletes hit by home invasions across the country. minority, hispanic, black communities getting hit hard by illegal alien crime. now we've got nine liberal senators saying yes, move the laken riley bill. they are for it. what do you think? >> well i think they are finally listening to the american people. that their number one concern this biden inflation is the safety and security of their family so we've heard that over and over. this was the number one polling issue was the number one issue for at least a year before the election, so i think they hear them saying that. liz: we now have news coming in. the trump motorcade is now approaching capitol hill in moment we're expecting to see president trump exit his secret service protected vehicle and we're going to stay on the news there. it's breaking news happening right now. let's please listen to president

that is what the laken riley act does. it will help ensure other families will not have to endure the pain of a criminal illegal alien inflicted on laken and her loved ones. this bill will prevent countless nightmares so daughters like laken can go on a jog and not have their dreams forever stolen from them. i am proud to have bipartisan support for this bill, around i am grateful for senators john fetterman and ruben gallego who decided who sign on as cosponsors. i am heartened to see so many of my democratic colleagues come out in favor of this commonsense, straightforward legislation. but we can't lose focus now. we are so close to the finish line, so close to delivering results for the american people. for the voters who sent us here and for laken and her family. so now to my fellow senators, let's do right by the american people. let's heed their call, help keep them safe, and pass this bill. thank you, mr. president. i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the senator from oregon. mr. merkley: i ask unanimous consen

i urge my colleagues to pass the laken riley act, as systemeded, with sarah -- laken riley act, as amendedth sarah root's law. i yield the floor. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call: ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ my warmest congratulations to president trump and vice president vance. there is a sense of optimism today in washington as we turn the page on the past four years, and i am looking forward to working with president trump and vice president vance in the coming months and years to build a bright, new future for our country. our priority here in the senate for the next few weeks is getting president trump's nomination koched -- confirmed so that he has his team in work. last week the senate committees heard hearings on 12 nominees. wednesday we held hearings on a total of 6 cabinet nominees, the first day with the largest number. i'm hoping to begin floor votes imminently. i'm excited to confirm a longtime colleague, marco rubio, to secretary of state as well as john ratcliffe as head of the cia. both of these men bring renewed focus to restoring american strength,

the laken riley has our full support because it would help save innocent lives and prevent more families from going through the kind of heartbreak we've experienced. laken would have been 23 on january 10. there is no greater gift that could be given to her and our country than to continue her legacy by saving lives through this bill. every single member of congress should be able to get behind this purely commonsense bill that will make our country and communities safer. so to my colleagues, please listen to allyson and john. understand their pain. hear their pleas for action. they need us to pass the laken riley act. every american family needs us to pass the laken riley act, and they deserve it. today, on the eve of what should have been laken riley's 23rd birthday, let's honor her legacy and advance a p bipartisan bill that will help us save american lives. thank you, mr. president. i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president. the presiding officer: the senator from iowa. mr. grassley: i'm here to support the laken riley act. this legislation comes within the jurisdiction of the judi

passing the laken riley act.of georgia university, a nursing student there murdered last year by an illegal imbruglia im -- immigrant. 12 senate democrats voted in favor of the bill. it will land on the president's desk if it passes the house the second time with the revision. it is expected to. that will be huge. we may be seeing a trend among democrats that could be a big headache for chuck schumer. legislative support from red state democrats could create a potential opening for senate republicans to pass their agenda items. gop senator thom tillis. >> i particularly liked it was a strong bipartisan vote coming out of the senate. we need to do more of that. certain things we'll do on a party line basis but a lot can be done if we're smart, patient and we execute. >> harris: there are changes ahead when it comes to the debt ceiling and a looming government shutdown in march. they just pushed that can down the road. chad pergram is on capitol hill. chad. >> good morning. republicans are talking unity right now b

if this had been in place laken riley would still be alive. when you are looking at our country we have 11 million people here illegally there 7.8 million of those people who are in removal proceedings of the 7.8 million. 1.4 million people have been given final orders of removal which means they been given their due process and we have said you need to be removed. of that when you look at the migrants in this pocket that have committed theft related crimes 66000 migrants are here illegally hidden commit a saft related crime of the 66000, 59000 haves been given final orders of removal. so at this essentially doesom is if you commit a crime you're going to go to the front of the line for detention and therefore final orders of removal. >> one of the concerns i've heard expressed from democrats is this could really be a tad over zealous if you have a 17 year old killed who stole a pack of gum from a 711 the next thing was being detained and deported. there's going to be amendments tonight, tomorrow or are you open to some kind of amendment that

lyric the laken riley boom passing both houses of overwhelming from them and going for the criminals and that's i'll liz liz macdonald router on all this. liz: thank you, larry kudlow. going for them with mcdonalds. >> cutting the fire department's budget by millions and nothing to say today? >> what is the watch wigs with the water in palisades running out last night and hydrants in the fire fighterrer going on the block. >> local folks are trying to figure that out. >> gavin newsom is an absolute blubbering idiot. this is a wakeup call. this is the kind of thing they have tribunals for. >> at some point goes beyond negligence and there's something that's almost criminally intentional. >> they must be held responsible. liz: california residents, law may recollects and hollywood celebrities and governor newsom and la mayor have got to go. there's cl colossal fai failured the wind, tram, everyone else but themselves for empty fie hydrants, no water -- no rescue trucks and a fire department they depleted with budget cuts and we have a celebrity that left los angeles years ago because o

you voted no on the laken riley act but you're also calling for rule of law at the border. so those two things seem a little contradictly i want to give you an experience to explain. >> thanks for having me on and giving me the opportunity they're not contradictory because the core value of america is freedom. and freedom means that when the power of the state is brought against you saying that you did something, you are innocent until proven guilty and you have the freedom to prove that innocence. and what the laken riley act does is it deprives that freedom from people by violating due process, and arrest is not a conviction. the crimes that are laid out in that bill are already crimes that are deportable as they should be. and so as a democrat who believes in freedom and rule of law i voted against the laken riley act, however, my question really for my colleagues on the other side of the aisle is why did they vote for it? because the other element of laken riley as you know jackie, is it gives standing to state attorneys general to sue the trump administration over diff

recently, january 10 would have been laken riley's 23rd birthday. this legislation isn't just another bill. it's a promise to address the real challenges and a commitment to creating a safer, more equitable future for all. this is our chance to honor laken riley's legacy, by building something lasting and meaningful. it's a chance to prove that we can rise above partisanship and come together to solve real problems for real people. this will protect the fundamental rights and freedoms of every american, restore trust in our immigration system, uphold the rule of law, and ensure that every community in this country is safe and secure. it's time to put the safety and security of the american people first. mr. speaker, i urge my colleagues to vote for this vital legislation as it returns from the senate. thank you, mr. speaker, and i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair now recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. correa, for five minutes. mr. correa: mr. speaker, i rise today to honor th

what is good about this is the laken riley act is good in itself, obviously. accused of stealing anything, and you are an illegal alien so you have broken the law twice now. this is the second time and have gotten here illegally and then stealing, you will be detained and deported and that is as it should be. my bill, which is the reason to believe that this is come back to the house is that you will be detained and deported if you attack law enforcement. again, common sense. you broke the law once. you got here illegally. and now not only are you here illegally, imagine. this then you're going to go and attack law enforcement. that's how much they were just not caring about anything to do with the legal system that we have in the united states of america. we amended that. we put my bill -- my bill will be part of the laken riley act and i'm proud to say that. >> todd: that's great news. beyond this bill, there is a lot more that you find folks there in congress need to get done. yesterday speaker johnson meeting with trump, vance, also thune from the senate a

saved it laken riley's lives, it merely directs dhs to detain illegal aliens on american territory,en the easiest bill the democrats take, all congress, get to the majority voted against it. whenever i think of cause for bipartisanship, i think the macon peeples said republicans and it trump to washington to save this country, i do not believe in bipartisanship for the sake of a bipartisanship, i believe in saving this country. a hope they come across the aisle and work with us. >> will: pointing out, 63 votes missing, like john fetterman. we will see how that is treated in the house. congressman, i would like to understand the details, they tell us the details of this bill would have saved the life of laken riley. what he think of the illegal immigrants who have committed a crime and to their home country, that is a problem as well, criminals coming in from chile to this country. i notice it difficult to get their records when they are here illegally they can help stop people who committed crimes before they get to america? >> congratulations on your new show, exciting to have you

you saw with the laken riley act and i remember back last congress when we had the laken riley act thereme even some of the shrew that would question why are you bring up like that if you know the senate is not good bring it up? isn't that just a messaging bill? we said no, it's smart policy, the right policy and were going to stand up for what's right. whether the senate will do the right thing or not. ultimately, if you look at what happened with the laken riley act. mike collinsville that only passed again this time with more democrats supports a very bipartisan out of the house as it was last congress but now we had to willing senate with senator thune is a majority leader willing to bring the bill up and that will likely be the very first built that president donald trump gets to sign when he becomes the 47th president. so just like with some of the other bills we are going to continue to stand up for what's right. this week you're seeing a few of those. one of them was common sense bills that we had acid built said men cannot play in women's sports. i travel all across the country

the federal government is to protect its citizens. >> we all want to laken riley today. the senate voted to move the bill forward and start debate on it. >> democrats want to have a robust debate where we can offer amendments and improve the bill. the republican majority unanimously supports the legislation, but it needs 60 votes to become law. so at least 7 senate democrats would have to vote to pass it to every single member of congress should be able to get behind. this purely common sense. bill that will make our country and communities safer. some democrats say they have concerns with the current bill like senator ron wyden. there are provisions in today's legislation that i would never vote for the final package, but other democrats have committed to voting for it. and senator john fetterman says he thinks it will be enough to pass if we as a party as democrats. we can't come up with 7 rebotes them. i would describe that as one of the reasons why we lost the final vote in the senate could happen as soon as next week in washington. i'm hannah brandt. the department

let them continue to prey on innocent americans like laken riley. if a few innocent teens and of getting raped or murdered along the way, that is just too bad. with respect to the constitutionality of the measure, this is what the kavanaugh court actually did. the standing provisions in the laken riley act actually give the states the ability to challenge it in court in future open borders administrations that refuse to follow the law as written by congress. this bill follows the path that was laid out by justice kavanaugh in his majority opinion in united states versus texas. in that opinion, he stated "the standing analysis might differ when congress elevates defective injuries to the status of legally injuries were addressable by a federal court " for example, congress might authorize suits against the executive branch by a defined set of plaintiffs who have suffered concrete harms from executive under enforcement. and specifically authorized the judiciary to enter appropriate orders requiring additional arrests or prosecutions by the executive b

you saw with the laken riley act.emember back last congress when we had the laken riley act, there were even some in this room that would question why are you bringing a bill like that if you know the senate isn't going to bring it up, isn't it just a messaging bill? no, we said it's the right policy, the right policy, and we're standing up for what's right, whether the senate will do the right thing or not. so ultimately, if you look what happened with the laken riley act, mike collins' bill not only passed again this time with more democrats support, so very bipartisan out of the house, as it was last congress. but now we have a willing senate with senator thune as the majority leader willing to bring the bill up and that bill likely will be the very first bill that president donald trump gets to sign when he becomes the 47th president of the united states. so just like with some of the other bills, we're going to continue to stand up for what's right. this week you're seeing a few of those. one of the most commonse

they want the laken riley act. it is a strong bipartisan piece of legislation that has support from both sides of the aisle in both chambers. 48 house democrats voted for it. it's cosponsored by senators john fetterman and ruben guy yea goe of the -- gallego of the democratic party. now is the time for results. i have been encouraged by other members of the democratic party who have said this is a bill i would like to see across the finish line. last week we had 84 senators who voted to advance it. so each one of my colleagues is left with one simple question this week. what will you choose to protect? open borders or american families? to me, that's a pretty simple choice. it is time to fulfill the responsibility we have to the american people, to protect the citizens of this country from criminals who would do them harm. it is time to make sure that what happened to laken riley and her family never happens again. it is time to pass the laken riley act, and it is past time to choose american families. madam presid

on laken riley, today the senate will vote on a motion to proceed on the laken riley act. the senate invoked cloture on this bill last week with a strong bipartisan vote. as i said last week, democrats want to have a robust debate where we can offer amendments and r improve this bill. this issue is very important. americans deserve for us to debate the issue seriously, including by considering amendments from the democratic side. we're going to ask our republican colleagues to allow for debate and votes on amendments. i hope my republican colleagues will allow for it. and finally, on the january 6 pardons -- not finally. next to finally. l donald trump promised to pardon the violent mob which stormed the capitol and attacked our police officers on january 6. instead of helping working families -- instead of focussing on helping working families or lowering health care costs or making life better for the american people, donald trump's very first priority seems to be pardoning the january 6 rioters. and yesterday on fox news sunday, the vice president-elect, jd vance, feeli

so that you don't have more laken riley.f innocent people because of an open border. president trump has only taken action to start reversing the open border. we are working now in the budget reconciliation process to address those problems to secure america's border, to produce more energy in america so you can lower costs of hams when they go to the pump, when the patient in the bill when is pretty darn cold even in louisiana we got ten inches of snow yesterday in new orleans. it's pretty surreal to see that there's more snow there than here in d.c. but there is a new sense of optimism, and they think you're going to see it from a lot of us. and you go through all this, you go through the campaign. there are many specific things talked about. we talked about what we would do if we got the trifecta, the house, senate and white house. people wonder sometimes what they follow through on that? what's encouraging is now we are following through on the promises that were made. going to be really good policies for families who ar

i think laken riley would be alive today if it weren't for those policies, but young women now have to for a run because we have millions of these unvetted illegals living in our communities every single day. shame on them for their vote yesterday, i'm hopeful we are able to have bipartisan vote in the senate to have this common sense policy forward and thank goodness only 12 days until president trump takes office. >> this floor vote in the senate taking place on friday which would have been laken riley's 23rd birthday. john fetterman in the senate has co-sponsored it and gary peters, democrat out of michigan says he will support it as well. so, if it does pass what will the impact be particularly in sanctuary cities. >> it will force compliance with these detainers. if you are illegal immigrant and committing a crime in communities you should be arrested. you should be detained or you should be deported does send a sanctuary cities now the federal government different hands and paying attention and hold you accountable. this is about enforcing the law. i actually asked the mayor of d

. >> okay, laken riley, are you familiar with that case? >> sadly i am, senator graham. >> do you know why the man who killed her was released from custody? he was paroled to a detention capacity at the central processing center in el paso, texas. that is not your call you being d.o.j. but do you agree with me that the statute regarding parole doesn't allow parole to be based on we don't have detention beds? there is nothing in that statute would authorize for that based on lack of capacity? are you familiar with that statute? >> yes, sir, it is frightening. >> are you going to fix it? >> i will do everything in my power to fix it if confirmed as attorney general. >> will you advise president trump we need more beds? tom homan is the guy to do this. would you as attorney general say we need more bed space so laken riley never happens again? >> my job, if confirmed as attorney general will be to keep america safe. that includes having enough space for violent criminals, for people that should not be in this country who have committed violent

house lawmakers passed the laken riley act monday. she was just out for a jog enjoying the day when an illegal criminal. took her life away. congressman mike collins described the death of 22 year-old georgia nursing student laken riley last february. the man convicted of killing her venezuelan migrant hosea berra was in the country illegally. he's now serving life in prison. this legislation could have prevented her death. the lake and riley act would require federal authorities to detain illegal immigrants arrested, charged with or convicted of theft related crimes. no due process required at all. maryland democratic congressman jamie raskin says expanding the detention requirement to include those accused of theft could sweep up innocent people. this allows us to get up demonize immigrants without doing anything to fix the immigration system. but wisconsin republican congressman derrick van orden says the government needs to first protect its citizens. he recounted crimes in his own state. he says this bill could have prevented. no

on capitol hill, you were talking about laken riley act. house is expected to vote on that today, 4:00 p.m. eastern time to mandate detention of illegal immigrant charged with crimes. 12 democrats joined republicans, republicans have been pushing for this since laken riley was murdered last year by an illegal from venezuela. the law would then go to the president's desk marking trump's first legislative win since returning to the white house. president trump revealing the message joe biden left him in a letter tucked away in the resolute desk. >> president trump: he wrote a nice letter, i can show it, it was a nice letter. just basically it was a little bit of an inspirational type letter. enjoy it, do a good job. important, very important, how important the job ist was a nic think i should let people see it, i appreciated the letter. >> carley: how about that, biden did not reveal details of the letter trump left him, but said the note was generous. politics is interesting, you can attack the you know what out of each other and write lette

i want to follow up on something senator barrasso brought up, which was the laken riley act.s. it's a bill that would require federal authorities to detain undocumented immigrants charged with theft-related crimes rather than releasing them on parole. this bill was introduced last congress. didn't go anywhere. was it wrong for democrats not to take it up? was it election year politics that made democrats concerned about bringing it forward? >> well, in the last year we've been working with republicans on bipartisan border security, legislation with the hope of getting that passed and then moving on to comprehensive immigration reform. i think we can do that. i think there's a lot of -- there's an effort. i think that's going to continue. right now this is certainly bipartisan. i voted for cloture on the motion to start talking about it. >> but do you regret not doing that, not taking that position earlier? if democrats were more muscular on this issue, which was such a live issue during the campaign. >> well, i mean, the laken riley act is very specific. it does one specific

what are the dangers of that section in the laken riley act? and specifically how can it be weaponized by state officials to dismantle legal immigration? mr. bier: people who commit crimes are already priorities for removal. they were priorities for removal under the biden administration. they are priorities for removal right now. there is no difference there. what is different about this act is the empowerment of states attorneys generals to go to courts and force the secretary of state to stop issuing visas to countries that delay deportations to their countries. indiana, china, the largest origin countries, cuba, venezuela. these are countries that are on the list. we would have to stop admitting afghan allies from afghanistan. it basically takes the authority away from the secretary of state, secretary of state future rubio in this case, would not have the ability to make that determination. it would be turned over to the courts. and result in a huge slash in legal immigration. no change in interior enforcement. mr. garcia: it provides unpr

that's why the laken riley murder is a perfect example. barra, he had committed minor level criminal activity and cited for it. crime cited for shoplifting the week before he murdered laken. this bill inserts minor level crime. these people are coming neuro country. they are bringing their criminal trade. and seeing what they can get away with the more they get away with the higher the escalation and criminal activity to the point where they are raping and murdering american citizens. if local law enforcement pulls them over and cites them for shoplifting, why not go ahead and be able to contact ice. it's just common sense. let ice detain them, process' them and by god get them out of our country. >> lawrence: when you look at the data, most of the people they are offending against are against the minority immigrants to this country. so, i don't buy the racism argument. let's go to the president who laid out his agenda and goals in the second term with sean hannity last night. let's watch it? >> we can get our country back. >> one big beaut

how important is the laken riley act to america's safety? can you tell us about it?critically important. so what this act requires is that the department of homeland detain illegal immigrants who come into this country and commit crimes, like theft, like burglary, like offenses that involve hurting or killing other people, and it sounds so obvious but the reality is that for years under the biden administration, this wasn't happening, and the consequences we see in cases like the tragic case of laken riley, we've seen the staggering statistics. the millions of people coming across our border but this bill is an important reminder this is not a crisis of numbers. it is a crisis of people, of lives of americans that have been lost he hands of these criminal aliens so your coverage is exactly right. when we don't control our border, the mexican drug cartel will and this bill is an important step in shutting down and securing the lawlessness at our border. liz: congresswoman? we're tracking the justice department data up to 650,000 criminal illegal aliens convicted of mu

plus, the house passes an immigration measure named after laken riley. a student was attacked and killed on a university campus. we are learning new details now of a homicide case in the north bay santa rosa. police say that they found 4 people dead inside a home yesterday evening. >> officers making that grim discovery during a welfare check at a house on monarch court just west of downtown santa rosa. the victims are from the same family. and according to police, it is a shooting related incident. police say this time incident is very unusual for this quiet neighborhood. >> this neighborhood is a 55 and over mobile home community. it's very quiet, very peaceful. and this is highly unusual for santa rosa will help. sarah's is a very safe community. and in 2024, we only had 2 homicides. >> officers haven't revealed the cause of death yet. they say an autopsy is scheduled for tomorrow. >> in the south bay, san jose's stepping up efforts to try to remove rv encampments along city streets, ground force charles clifford reports. >> by law, vehicles that are

because that's what happened in the case of laken riley. her murderer was in the country illegally and he was a criminal. he had been accused and found having shoplifting, other crimes against individuals. 87% of americans say people like that, people who are in the country illegally who are criminals need to be deported. that's what the american people want. so if you have some woke liberal leadership in a sanctuary city acting otherwise, it is time for them to lose elections the next time they're at the ballot box. the president, i believe, has a mandate. 87% of the people agree. those folks illegally in this country, criminals need to be rounded up, deported or in jail. people want a secure border, they want safe communities, they want to be able to live in safety and that's what this administration is going to deliver. >> dana: senator barrasso, thank you for joining us this morning and we no doubt will be in touch with you as this administration gets underway. thank you. >> thank you. >> dana: president trump is about to attend the nat

>> what happened to laken riley was outrageous my heart goes out do hur family any violent criminal anyriminal serious offense convicted ought to be deported, but my objection to this bill was that the standard was arrest in our country you are innocent until proven guilty why not make sure someone arrested for shoplifting or arrested burglary maybe daca kid get court process quieted before deported. >> when you say deported president trump says going to start deporting people who have been convicted of crimes. >> conviction this bill did not talk about conviction this bill wants -- the law already says if if you are convicted of a crime or if you admit to serious crime, that is grounds for deportation, but this law was doing expanding that category saying it is not just convictions if you are arrested then you can be -- deported, and i believe that you should have the legal process in this country, if you are arrested to say look i was innocent, i don't deserve a conviction. >> i i mean it doesn't appear to bode well, the fact that we had you know such disagreement over the speaker, mi