History of the Laken Riley ActThe Republican-held House passed the Laken Riley Act in early March with support from both Reps. Ryan Zinke and Matt Rosendale, both Montana Republicans, as well as from 37 Democratic members of the House of Representatives. Immigration a primary talking point in 2024 electionRiley’s killing became another inflection point for Republicans to chastise the Biden administration for its immigration policies surrounding both legal and illegal immigration, as well as asylum. 2 border security bill but have been met with little appetite for it even among Republicans. Tester told the Belgrade News in March he would vote for the Laken Riley Act as a standalone bill, however. Sheehy, the National Republican Senatorial Committee, led by Montana Republican U.S. Sen. Steve Daines, and the Montana Republican Party all misleadingly claimed in the wake of Tester’s announced last week that he had “flip-flopped” on his support for the measure.

Source: Fox News May 14, 2024 04:05 UTC