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Laken Riley Act amendment: add crimes causing death or serious injury

Senate vote · S. 5 · On the Amendment · January 20, 2025Borders

Added crimes that cause death or serious bodily injury to the offenses that trigger mandatory detention of illegal immigrants.

Liberty position
Yea
The Senate voted
75 Yea, 24 Nay
Why Yea is the liberty side
Widens detention of criminal aliens.

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96 current members of Congress were in the Senate for this vote. Members who have left Congress are not listed.

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72
49 Republicans, 22 Democrats, 1 Independent
Against the liberty side
24
23 Democrats, 1 Independent
Not counted
0

On the liberty side

72 current members voted Yea.

Against the liberty side

24 current members voted Nay.

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Laken Riley Act amendment: add crimes causing death or serious injury

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