The bill will be considered by the U.S. House of Representatives this week before heading to President Trump to be signed into law.

This legislation is the most significant immigration enforcement and border security related bill to pass the Senate in nearly three decades.

Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC) released a statement after the U.S. Senate passed the Laken Riley Act. He and Senator Katie Britt (R-AL) led the introduction of the bill on Jan. 7.

North Carolina Senator Ted Budd released a staement regarding the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) withdrawing their amendment proposal to their North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strike Reduction Rule.

The Senate has passed a bill that would require federal authorities to detain migrants accused of theft and violent crimes.

Ten Senate Democrats joined Republicans Friday to advance the Laken Riley Act, making way for final passage of the bill as soon as next week.

North Carolina’s senior senator will be serving on his chamber’s committees for Veterans Affairs and the Judiciary while the junior senator has a seat on the Committee on Armed Services, one of three on which he is retained from the 118th Congress.

Newly in the minority, Democrats voted with Republicans on Thursday to advance legislation that would require federal authorities to detain unauthorized immigrants who have been accused of certain cri

Utah Republican Sens. Mike Lee and John Curtis voted in favor of the Laken Riley Act, which would require the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take an undocumented migrant into custody if charged with theft or other crimes.

Republican Sens. Thom Tillis and Ted Budd of North Carolina are among the 30 cosponsors of Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s Protection of Women and Girls in Sports

Ted Budd of North Carolina argued that hurricanes in his home state were an "absolutely different" matter from wildfires that have ravaged parts of Los Angeles.

Attorney General Gentner Drummond is praising the U.S. Senate for the passage of the Laken Riley Act. The legislation mandates federal detention of illegal immigrants charged with burglary, theft, shoplifting and larceny.