{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-hageman-attends-president-trumps-signing-laken-riley-act-law", "Congresswoman Hageman Attends President Trump's Signing of the Laken Riley Act into Law", "2025-01-29", "2025", "2025-01", "Republican", "House", "WY", "Harriet M. Hageman", "H001096", "hageman.house.gov", "hageman", "https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Congresswoman Harriet Hageman stood alongside President Trump as he signed the Laken Riley Act into law. The signing marked a first step in the efforts to codify border security, and Congresswoman Hageman\u2019s presence reflects her leadership and dedication to safeguarding the country.\n\n\u201cThe deaths of Laken Riley, Sarah Root, and countless others are an unnecessary and heartbreaking loss, and this is how we honor their memory,\u201d said Congresswoman Hageman. \u201cThis legislation gives our state and federal law enforcement the tools they need to ensure criminal illegal aliens are detained and not given the opportunity to commit additional crimes. The American people demanded action on immigration, and this legislation is the first of many that will deliver on that promise. I am honored to stand with the President as he signs this bill into law and gives voice to the victims and their families who have suffered unspeakable loss as a result of the Biden-Harris Administration\u2019s horrific border policies.\u201d\n\nBackground:\n\nThe Laken Riley Act:\n\nLaken Riley was a 22-year-old nursing student murdered by an illegal alien on the University of Georgia\u2019s campus on February 22, 2024.\n\nThis legislation requires ICE to issue detainers and take custody of illegal aliens who committed theft, burglary, larceny, shoplifting, assault a law enforcement officer, or a crime that resulted in death or serious bodily injury to another person so they cannot commit additional crimes.\n\nIt also allows state attorneys general to sue the Secretary of Homeland Security for injunctive relief if immigration actions harm their state or citizens.\n\nSarah\u2019s Law:\n\nSarah Root was struck and killed by an illegal immigrant driving with a BAC more than three times over the legal limit.\n\nHer killer was released on bond and never seen again due to a loophole in federal law.\n\nThis legislation closes the loophole that allowed her killer to avoid ICE detention.\n\n###\n\nContact: Esteban Elizondo, Communications Director", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T17:10:36Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://hageman.house.gov/media/press-releases/congresswoman-hageman-attends-president-trumps-signing-laken-riley-act-law"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9377649985253811, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}