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Ellzey backs Laken Riley Act

President Donald Trump’s first bill, the Laken Riley Act, was signed on Wednesday, Jan. 29. It aims to expand the federal government’s mandate to detain immigrants who are in the country illegally, marking the first legislation in Trump›s second term.

The bill was named after a nursing student, was murdered by an undocumented Venezuelan immigrant in 2024. The legislation expands mandatory detention…

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