This move aligns with the recent signing of the Laken Riley Act, which mandates the detention of unauthorized immigrants accused of theft and violent crimes. In the past, Guantánamo Bay has been ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed the Laken Riley Act into law, giving federal authorities broader power to deport immigrants in the U.S. illegally who have been ...

At the signing of the Laken Riley Act, President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is directing the opening of a detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to hold up to 30,000 migrants who are ...

As President Donald Trump signed the Laken Riley Act Wednesday, he announced that he is directing the opening of a detention center inside of Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to hold tens of thousands of ...

The Laken Riley Act—named after a 22-year-old Georgia nursing student killed by an undocumented Venezuelan immigrant—marks Trump’s first signed legislation since returning to office.

President Donald Trump holds the document after signing the Laken Riley Act during an event in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Washington.

While signing Laken Riley Act, Trump says he’ll send ‘worst’ criminal migrants to Guantanamo The law makes it easier to deport immigrants in the U.S. illegally who have been accused of crimes.

President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he is directing the opening of a detention center at Guantanamo Bay to hold up to 30,000 migrants who are living illegally in the United States.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed the Laken Riley Act into law, giving federal authorities broader power to deport immigrants in the U.S. illegally who have been accused of crimes.