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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 29: Surrounded by members of Congress and the family of Laken Riley, U.S. President Donald Trump poses with the signed Laken Riley Act, the first piece of legislation passed during his second term in office, in the East Room of the White House on January 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. Jason Riley and Allyson Philips, the parents of 22-year-old Laken Riley, a University of Georgia nursing student who was murdered in 2024 by an undocumented immigrant, attended the signing ceremony. Among other measures, the law directs law enforcement authorities to detain and deport immigrants who are accused but not yet convicted of specific crimes, if they are in the country illegally. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump Honors Laken Riley’s Memory At Bill Signing Ceremony

President Trump signs the first piece of legislation since his return to the White House.

US President Donald Trump signs the Laken Riley Act in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, January 29, 2025. The Laken Riley Act -- which mandates the detention of undocumented immigrants charged with theft-related crimes -- is named for a 22-year-old student murdered by a Venezuelan man with no papers who was wanted for shoplifting. (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP) (Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump Signs ‘Laken Riley Act’ Into Law: ‘America Will Never Forget Laken Hope Riley’

President Donald Trump has officially signed the Laken Riley Act into law, making the measure the first piece of legislation to receive the president’s signature and seal of approval since his return back to the White House.

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 23: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) signs the Laken Riley Act during an enrollment ceremony with members of the Georgia delegation in the Speaker's ceremonial office at the U.S. Capitol on January 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. Named after a young nursing student in Georgia who was murdered by a Venezuelan man, the Laken Riley Act requires the detainment of unauthorized immigrants accused of theft and violent crimes and it will be the first legislation that President Donald Trump will sign during his second term in office. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

House Passes Laken Riley Act, Delivering First Legislative Victory To Trump

The Laken Riley Act, an immigration detention measure named after 22-year-old Georgia nursing school student Laken Riley, who was brutally murdered by an illegal alien from Venezuela last year, was enacted by the Republican-led House on Wednesday.

Migrants queue at the border wall to be received by Border Patrol agents after crossing the Rio Bravo river (or Rio Grande river, as it is called in the US) from Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua state, Mexico to El Paso, Texas, US on December 21, 2022. - Title 42, a President Donald Trump pandemic-era law that authorize United States border officials to expel migrants, is supposed to end on December 21. (Photo by Herika Martinez / AFP) (Photo by HERIKA MARTINEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Tiffany Speaks On New ‘Laken Riley’ Act, Future Of The Border

Wisconsin Congressman Tom Tiffany explains why the GOP made sure that the Laken Riley Act is the first piece of legislation approved by the new 119th Congress. One America’s John Hines has more from Capitol Hill.

A memorial to Laken Riley at Lake Allyn Herrick on the campus of the University of Georgia on June 7, 2024, in Athens, Georgia. On February 22, 2024, Riley, a nursing student at Augusta University, was killed while she was jogging at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. Her body was found in Oconee Forest Park near the lake. The suspect, José Antonio Ibarra, a 26-year-old Venezuelan, had reportedly entered the US illegally. (Photo by Elijah Nouvelage / AFP) (Photo by ELIJAH NOUVELAGE/AFP via Getty Images)

Jose Ibarra Asks For New Trial After Laken Riley Murder Conviction

The violent illegal migrant who murdered Georgia nursing student Laken Riley has asked a judge for a new trial after being sentenced to life in prison last month for his heinous crimes.

DES MOINES, IA - NOVEMBER 24: An MSNBC camera operator tapes the Democratic Presidential Candidates Debate at the Polk County Convention Complex November 24, 2003 in Des Moines, Iowa. Sponsored by MSNBC and moderated by NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw, the debate will feature all of the Democratic Presidential hopefuls with the exception of Sen. Joseph Lieberman (D-CT). Sen. John Edwards (D-NC) and Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) participated via satellite. (Photo by Shaun Heasley/Getty Images)

MSNBC Blasted For Article Sympathizing With Laken Riley’s Murderer: ‘These People Are Sick’

MSNBC is facing significant backlash yet again after publishing a sympathetic opinion piece on Jose Ibarra, the illegal immigrant who brutally murdered 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley in February.