The Laken Riley Act
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If my friend Rob puts together 7-8 Democrats senators to follow his lead, he can become one of the most powerful powerbrokers in DC.
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Fetterman, Gallego, Peters, Rosen…
Then you have Kelly (D-NV) and Shaheen (D-NH) who are probables.
Hickenlooper (D-CO), King (I-MN, and a handful of others are all in on opening negotiations.
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Ilya Somin not a fan. Interesting.
https://reason.com/volokh/2025/01/08/the-laken-riley-act-is-unjust-and-a-trojan-horse/
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Notice that the provision is triggered by a mere arrest or charge, and does not require any proof of guilt beyond that. Moreover, even the most minor forms of theft, burglary, or shoplifting qualify. If a migrant is arrested on suspicion of stealing a dime or a paperclip from a store, that's enough to trigger mandatory detention. Ditto if he or she is charged with even the most minor theft-related offense.
Yeah, this would be problematic if it wasn’t for:
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the fact that the person is also already here illegally, and by all rights could be imprisoned on that fact alone. Their status is completely at the discretion of the government at that point, and even the suspicion can be enough to have that status changed.
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It doesn’t matter what the level of theft is/was. This is broken window police enforcement and it works.
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"Nay"
- Corey Booker
- Mazie Hirono
- Andy Kim
- Elizabeth Warren
- Ed Markey
- Jeff Merkley
- Bernie Sanders
- Tina Smith
- Brian Schatz
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"Nay"
- Corey Booker
- Mazie Hirono
- Andy Kim
- Elizabeth Warren
- Ed Markey
- Jeff Merkley
- Bernie Sanders
- Tina Smith
- Brian Schatz
@George-K said in The Laken Riley Act:
"Nay"
- Corey Booker
- Mazie Hirono
- Andy Kim
- Elizabeth Warren
- Ed Markey
- Jeff Merkley
- Bernie Sanders
- Tina Smith
- Brian Schatz
Pretty sure that’s representative of their constituency…
