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Trump Signs First Bill Into Law of New Administration

However, Congress has been warned that it will cost ICE billions to observe the new law.

President Donald Trump signed his first bill, the Laken Riley Act, into law on Wednesday. Named after a Georgia nursing student who was killed by a Venezuelan man who crossed the border illegally, 22-year-old Riley became the center of the immigration debate early last year. The law, which federal officials claim will affect about 60,000 people, will require undocumented immigrants who are accused of crimes to be detained, Axios reported. Offenses in question range from theft to violent crimes. question According to this law, states are now authorized to sue the federal government for “decisions or alleged failure related to immigration enforcement.” The bill received bipartisan support in the House and Senate in stark contrast from last year when Senate Democrats chose not to boost the legislation. The legislation doesn’t account for the new detention requirements. ICE has warned Congress that the Laken Riley Act would cost the agency billions, not to mention thousands of detention beds, to observe the law. Without emergency funds, the agency might be forced to release tens of thousands of immigrants, including those considered public safety threats.