Overview
- Homeland Security said more than 17,500 noncitizens with criminal records were taken into custody under the Laken Riley Act during its first year.
- ICE’s 14-day Operation Angel’s Honor concluded in December with roughly 1,030 arrests, according to DHS and Secretary Kristi Noem.
- The law requires federal arrest and ICE detention for noncitizens accused of specified offenses, including theft, burglary, assault on an officer, and crimes causing death or serious bodily injury.
- Enacted as the first law of President Trump’s second term, the measure is being highlighted by the administration as a key enforcement achievement.
- The act is named for Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, whose 2024 killing drew national attention; civil-liberties groups such as the ACLU have criticized the law as overly broad.