The measure's bipartisan approval reflects broad support for cracking down on crime perpetrated by illegal immigrants.
Kelly and Gallego joined eight other Senate Democrats to help the Republican-led immigrant crime bill thwart a filibuster.
Ruben Gallego is cosponsoring a Republican-led measure to mandate federal custody involving crimes down to shoplifting for immigrants who are in the country illegally. The bill, named for Laken Riley,
The Arizona senator said he’s breaking with a party that’s “largely out of touch with where your average Latino is.”
The senators said they would cooperate with the GOP to address "pressing border security and immigration needs”
L to R: U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego. U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, Gov. Katie Hobbs. Photos by Gage Skidmore | Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0 Arizona’s Democratic U.S. senators and Gov. Katie Hobbs are joining Republicans in backing legislation that would require federal ...
Arizona’s Democratic Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego support a bill which would require undocumented immigrants who are charged with certain crimes to be taken into custody.
Ten Democrats in the Senate voted Friday to advance the Laken Riley Act, teeing up a final vote in the upper chamber. The Democratic supporters were Sens. Ruben Gallego (Ariz.), Mark Kelly
The second inauguration of the divisive former president is putting civility to the test. Freshman Rep. Yassamin Ansari of Phoenix will skip it, but other Democrats, including freshman Sen. Ruben Gallego,
Democratic Senators from Arizona voted alongside Republicans on Friday to advance a tough immigration crime bill, the Laken Riley Act. Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., cosponsored the bill that ...
Sen. Ruben Gallego is cosponsoring a Republican-led measure to mandate federal custody of illegal immigrants involving crimes down to shoplifting. The bill, named for Laken Riley, a Georgia woman ...
Democratic Senators from Arizona voted alongside Republicans on Friday to advance a tough immigration crime bill, the Laken Riley Act. Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., cosponsored the bill that requires authorities to detain undocumented immigrants suspected ...