Laken Riley 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
S. 5 of the 119th Congress, approved January 29, 2025, enacted as Public Law 119-1 (139 Stat. 3). The text indexed here is the law as enrolled and printed by the Government Publishing Office, in 3 sections.
All 3 sections indexed, holding 14 proposals. Each shows the Act's own words, the section they sit in, and anything that has happened since. This is the law in force, not a proposal for one.
This law is about people in the country illegally who are charged with theft. It orders the government to hold them. States may also sue over some choices.
This is a law. Both houses of Congress passed it. It was signed on January 29, 2025. It is in force now.
Its number is Public Law 119-1. It started out as the bill S. 5.
It has 3 parts. Each part is called a section. Pick one below to see what it says.
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