The 119th House passed its first bill of 2025 Tuesday: The Laken Riley Act, which would require the detention of undocumented immigrants arrested for certain non-violent crimes such as theft.
Why it matters: It's a sign of just how central immigration and border security will be for Republicans under the incoming Trump administration.
The party spent the last four years railing against what they said was the Biden administration's dereliction on border security.
Driving the news: The bill — named for a 22-year-old nursing student who was killed on the University of Georgia campus last year — passed 264-159, with 48 Democrats siding with Republicans in voting for it
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