This legislation is the most significant immigration enforcement and border security related bill to pass the Senate in nearly three decades.
Two bills prefiled in the Alabama legislature would enhance sentencing of illegal immigrants, and give local police powers to enforce immigration law.
Martinez, 38, is being held on an ICE detainer after he was allegedly caught sexually abusing a young child in Limestone County, Alabama.
The bill will be considered by the U.S. House of Representatives this week before heading to President Trump to be signed into law.
Martinez, a 38-year-old illegal immigrant, was allegedly caught molesting a child younger than 12 years old over the weekend.
The bill sponsored by Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., that requires immigration authorities to detain undocumented migrants that commit theft-related and other crimes is landing on President Trump’s desk after the House approved the Senate version of the legislation Wednesday.
Donald Trump plans to beef up Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Border Patrol to help carry out his immigration agenda in his second term.
The Senate approved a bill known as the Laken Riley Act, which is aimed at expanding the federal government's mandate to detain immigrants who are in the country illegally.
Federal officials say ICE arrested 308 people the day after Trump's 2025 inauguration - but that number was comparable to recent years.
Here's what we know so far about ICE enforcement operations in the wake of several immigration-related executive orders Trump signed.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement, in the first days of the Trump administration, has made hundreds of arrests of illegal immigrants across the U.S.
A memo asserts that state and local officials are bound to cooperate and could face criminal prosecution or civil penalties if they fail to comply.