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What is the Laken Riley Act? A look at the first bill Trump signed

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The Laken Riley Act will require the detention of unauthorized immigrants accused of theft and violent crimes.

It is named after a slain Georgia nursing student whose name became a rallying cry during his White House campaign.

The bill won bipartisan support in the House and Senate .

Most Democrats criticized the lack of funding in the bill, arguing the new law will not solve immigration problems.

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