Laken Riley Act Clears Critical Senate Hurdle

Senate Democrats joined with Republicans to clear a critical hurdle on legislation that would require the detention of undocumented immigrants arrested for certain crimes.

Why it matters: The Laken Riley Act is on track to be the first bill passed out of the 119th Congress, giving President-elect Trump an early victory on his top second-term priority.

• The Senate voted 61-35, with 60 votes required, to limit debate on the measure, setting it on a glide path to passage {snip}
• The legislation, which would need to go back to the House for a final vote before heading to Trump’s desk, is named for a 22-year-old nursing student who was killed on the University of Georgia campus.
• It passed the House last week 264-159, with 48 Democrats siding with Republicans in voting for it.

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