(Washington, D.C.) - Legislation sponsored by Indiana’s 2nd District Congressman Rudy Yakym was fast-tracked in Washington this week.
The “Laken Riley Act” would require the detention of any migrant charged with theft or burglary; it would also allow states to sue the federal government if an immigration-related action harms the state or its citizens. The bill was named after the 22-year-old nursing student who was murdered last month in Georgia by an illegal immigrant from Venezuela.
Yakym said the tragedy in Georgia was preventable. "No family should have to live in fear or go through what Laken Riley’s family has," he said. "We need to restore Law and Order at the southern border and make sure we give no quarter to criminals who have entered our country illegally."
The bill passed the House on Thursday. 251 Republicans and Democrats voted in favor. 170 Democrats voted against it.
