Washington – on Wednesday, the US House adopted provisions that significantly extends the mandatory requirements for the detention of immigrants accused and arrested in terms of minor crimes.
In 263-156 vote46 House Democrats voted with Republicans to send the law, S. 5to the desk of President Donald Trump, who is to be signed. The passage of this measure gave Trump – who conducted a campaign on immigration repression and promised mass deportations – the early victory of the president, and even the whole week after the second term.
The act conducted by GOP was named after a 22-year-old nursing student Georgia Laken Riley. The man convicted in her murder was told by immigration officials that they entered the country without the right permission, and later he was accused in the United States of theft in stores.
“I am proud that Laken Riley Act will be the first breakthrough act, President Trump signs the law, and is proof that President Trump and the Republican majority of the Senate ready to turn the promises made into promises”, sleep. Katie Katie Gop Alabama Gop Katie Britt, who ran the bill, said in a statement.
Many lawyers and immigration supporters have argued The transition of the bill will lend a hand fuel the promise of mass deportations of Trump, because this would require a mandatory detention of immigrants without the ability of an immigration judge to grant bonds.
In addition, there is no immigrants in the account, which means that if they are accused or accused of stealing shops, the bill would require them to stop.
And although the bill is aimed at attacking immigrants who are in the country without adequate legal authorization, immigration lawyers argued that some immigrants with legal status may also be weakened.
Another regarding the decision indicated by some democrats and immigration lawyers is a wide legal position in which the bill gives general prosecutors in order to question the federal immigration policy and the decision on bonds of immigration judges.
The same authority can also force the Secretary of State to stop issuing visas on the international stage.
There is also a matter of resources. Immigration and enforcement of goals in the US has been estimated that the cost of enforcement of law would be at least USD 26.9 billion in the first year, According to NPR. ICE budget for the 2024 financial year is About $ 9 billion.
The twelve Senate Democrats joined the Republicans transfer from the upper chamber on Monday. The house has already transferred the account at the beginning of this monthBut because the amendments were added inside in the Senate, she returned home to the final transition.
In these senate, democrats were meaning. Catherine Cortez Masto from Nevada, John Fetterman from Pennsylvania, Ruben Gallo and Mark Kelly from Arizona, Maggie Hassan and Jeanne Shaheen from New Hampshire, Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock from Georgia, Gary Peters and Elissa from Michigan, Michigan, Jacky Rosen and Nevady Mark Warner from Virginia.
Most of these Democrats Senates are ready for re -election in 2026 or come from your battlefield, which Trump won in November.
Senators also agreed to attach two amendments to the Act, which further extend the mandatory detention requirements.
One amendment Author: Texas Gop Senator John Cnun requires a must stop for assaulting law enforcement officers. Other From the Republican Senator Joni Ernst from Iowa includes compulsory detention requirements in order to apply to stern damage or death of a person.
Last updated 18:02, January 22, 2025
