The bill, which has divided Democrats, would require law enforcement to detain noncitizens who commit primarily theft-related crimes.

The US Congress has passed a bill requiring undocumented immigrants who are arrested for theft or violent crimes to be held in jail pending trial. The bill, named after Laken Riley - a Georgia nursing student murdered last year by a Venezuelan man - passed the House of Representatives a day after it was approved by the Senate.

The House voted on an amended version of the Laken Riley Act on Wednesday, two weeks after it initially passed the bill.

The House on Wednesday passed the Laken Riley Act, sending the immigration-related bill to President Trump’s desk in what is poised to be his first legislative victory since returning to the White

The House of Representatives passed a Senate-revised version of the Laken Riley Act Wednesday, sending the first piece of significant legislation to President Trump’s desk for his expected

The Senate passed the Laken Riley Act and it will be the first bill passed by Congress that President Trump can pass into law.

The House of Representatives on Wednesday gave final approval to the Laken Riley Act in a 263-156 vote. The bill requires that undocumented migrants charged with certain crimes be immediately detained and possibly deported,

The bill, which received some Democratic support, heads back to the House for another vote, where it’s expected to pass before going to President Donald Trump’s desk.