The bill is one of the first signs that Republicans want to quickly act on Donald Trump's immigration policies.
The House passed the Laken Riley Act on Tuesday, which could have unauthorized immigrants charged with nonviolent crimes ...
The bill, named for a nursing school student who was murdered by a man in the country illegally, passed the House last year. The new Republican-controlled Senate is expected to take it up Friday.
House Republicans focused their attention on the border with their first bill of the year, passing legislation named after ...