S. 3933: Laken Riley Act
Quick Facts:
Bill Sponsor: Sen. Katie Britt (R-AL)
Congress: 118
Date Introduced: March 12, 2024
Last Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (March 12, 2024)
Laken Riley Act
This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to detain certain non-U. S. nationals (aliens under federal law) who have been arrested for burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting. The bill also authorizes states to sue the federal government for decisions or alleged failures related to immigration enforcement.
Under this bill, DHS must detain an individual who (1) is unlawfully present in the United States or did not possess the necessary documents when applying for admission; and (2) has been charged with, arrested for, convicted for, or admits to having committed acts that constitute the essential elements of burglary, theft, larceny, or shoplifting.
The bill also authorizes state governments to sue for injunctive relief over certain immigration-related decisions or alleged failures by the federal government if the decision or failure caused the state or its residents harm, including financial harm of more than $100. Specifically, the state government may sue the federal government over a
- decision to release a non-U. S. national from custody;
- failure to fulfill requirements relating to inspecting individuals seeking admission into the United States, including requirements related to asylum interviews;
- failure to fulfill a requirement to stop issuing visas to nationals of a country that unreasonably denies or delays acceptance of nationals of that country;
- violation of limitations on immigration parole, such as the requirement that parole be granted only on a case-by-case basis; or
- failure to detain an individual who has been ordered removed from the United States.
Sen. John Barrasso (R-WY) (March 12, 2024)
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) (March 12, 2024)
Sen. John Boozman (R-AR) (March 12, 2024)
Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN) (March 12, 2024)
Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC) (March 12, 2024)
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) (March 12, 2024)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) (March 12, 2024)
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) (March 12, 2024)
Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND) (March 12, 2024)
Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID) (March 12, 2024)
Sen. Steve Daines (R-MT) (March 12, 2024)
Sen. Deb Fischer (R-NE) (March 12, 2024)
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) (March 12, 2024)
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) (March 12, 2024)
Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-TN) (March 12, 2024)
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) (March 12, 2024)
Sen. John Hoeven (R-ND) (March 12, 2024)
Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA) (March 12, 2024)
Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) (March 12, 2024)
Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY) (March 12, 2024)
Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (March 12, 2024)
Sen. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) (March 12, 2024)
Sen. Jim Risch (R-ID) (March 12, 2024)
Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-MO) (March 12, 2024)
Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) (March 12, 2024)
Sen. Tim Scott (R-SC) (March 12, 2024)
Sen. John Thune (R-SD) (March 12, 2024)
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) (March 12, 2024)
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) (March 12, 2024)
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) (March 12, 2024)
Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) (March 12, 2024)
Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) (March 12, 2024)
Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS) (March 12, 2024)
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) (March 14, 2024)
Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) (March 14, 2024)
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) (March 14, 2024)
Sen. Todd Young (R-IN) (March 14, 2024)
Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) (March 14, 2024)
Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) (March 14, 2024)
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) (March 14, 2024)
Sen. J. D. Vance (R-OH) (March 14, 2024)
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) (March 14, 2024)
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) (March 19, 2024)
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) (March 20, 2024)
Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) (March 21, 2024)
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) (May 9, 2024)
Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) (May 9, 2024)