Alabama Sen. Katie Britt has made headlines by standing behind President Trump as he signed the Laken Riley Act, her first piece of legislation of his second term. The bill aims to require the detention of undocumented immigrants who commit crimes such as theft, assault of a law enforcement officer, or crimes resulting in bodily injury or death. The act is named after Laken Riley, a nursing student who was tragically killed by a Venezuelan man while on a jog last year.
The bill received bipartisan support in the Senate, with 12 Democrats joining all Senate Republicans to vote for its approval. Alabama’s House delegation also unanimously supported the bill, which was sponsored by Rep. Mike Collins.
While supporters of the Laken Riley Act believe it will save lives and address illegal immigration, opponents argue that it could lead to racial profiling and threaten due process. The ACLU has voiced concerns about the bill’s potential impact on vulnerable populations such as children, DREAMers, and parents of U.S. citizen children.
In addition to the Laken Riley Act, Alabama lawmakers, including Sen. Katie Britt, are working on introducing other immigration-focused legislation. Britt’s WALL Act aims to appropriate $25 billion to complete a wall at the U.S. southern border, while Rep. Dale Strong introduced the Deport Illegal Voters Act to expedite the deportation of undocumented immigrants who engage in unlawful voting.
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