Why Ruben Gallego’s Laken Riley vote is a warning for Democrats
6 days ago · Gallego wasn’t the first Democratic senator to back the Laken Riley Act, named after a Georgia nursing student murdered by an undocumented immigrant last year — that was Sen. John Fetterman (D ...
Democrats are splintered on immigration and how to respond to …
23 hours ago · Looking for areas of agreement with Trump. On Capitol Hill, a crucial faction of Democrats are looking for places of agreement with Trump. Between the House and Senate, 58 Democrats last week voted to pass the Laken Riley Act, which requires federal authorities to detain migrants accused of theft, assaulting a police …
Sen. Gallego: Dems Out of Touch With Many Latinos
5 days ago · Although Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., has been in office for less than a month, he's made waves for supporting the Laken Riley Act, designed to crack down on illegal immigrants who commit crimes while in the U.S. "I'm bringing the perspective of working-class Latinos from Arizona," Gallego told Politico.
What is the Laken Riley Act? And who voted for it? | AP News
3 days ago · Sen. Ruben Gallego, whose parents are immigrants from Mexico and Colombia, was just elected in November and became Arizona’s first Latino senator. He said he supported the bill. “We must give law enforcement the means to take action when illegal immigrants break the law, to prevent situations like what occurred to Laken Riley,” he said in ...
Ruben Gallego, Mark Kelly vote to pass Laken Riley Act in Senate ...
6 days ago · The bill is named in honor of Laken Riley, a 22-year-old nursing student murdered on the University of Georgia campus last year. ... the Democrats who voted for the bill included Sens. Ruben ...
Ruben Gallego goes all in on GOP's Laken Riley bill - The Hill
Jan 8, 2025 · Ruben Gallego, Arizona’s new Democratic senator, has announced he is backing the Laken Riley Act, a bill critics say would eliminate due process for immigrants living in the country illegally.
Gallego is latest Dem to back Laken Riley Act - POLITICO
Jan 8, 2025 · The newly sworn-in Arizona senator also backed the legislation when he was in the House.
Gallego, Kelly & Hobbs line up behind bill to jail immigrants for …
Jan 9, 2025 · On Wednesday, both of the Grand Canyon State’s Democratic U.S. senators, Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly, issued statements saying they will vote to pass the Laken Riley Act when it goes up for...
Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego vote to pass Laken Riley
6 days ago · News Sports Indy 500 Things To Do ... Democratic Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego of Arizona made good on their intentions to back the bill. ... The Laken Riley Act builds on public support for ...
Border state Democrat Ruben Gallego backs GOP's Laken Riley ... - Fox News
Jan 8, 2025 · Sen. Ruben Gallego of Arizona is backing the GOP's Laken Riley Act, joining two other Democrats who have pledged to support it during a floor vote on Friday.