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Subject: Dem Regrets Voting For Laken Riley Act, Says Immigrants "Terrorized" By Trump Admin
Date: Wed, 16 Apr 2025 04:30:44 -0400
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On Thursday night at a CNN town hall, a Democratic congresswoman said she 
regretted voting for the Laken Riley Act, adding, �immigrants across this 
country who are here legally and have followed the law are being terrorized 
right now.�

The Laken Riley Act requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to 
detain illegal immigrants who have been arrested for burglary, theft, 
larceny, or shoplifting. It also authorizes states to sue the federal 
government for decisions or alleged failures related to immigration 
enforcement. The legislation was named after Laken Riley, who was a 22-year-
old Georgia nursing student murdered in February 2024 by a 26-year-old 
Venezuelan illegal immigrant while she was jogging.

Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-CT) responded to a question posed by a member of the 
audience initially directed to Rep. Derek Tran (D-CA), who said he was 
concerned about the Laken Riley Act, which he said �begs the question of 
whether due process exists still in America.�

�So, given your background, both as an attorney and also the son of 
immigrants like myself, what made you vote yes on that? he asked Tran.

Tran said the Laken Riley Act �made sense� and �that when you commit a crime, 
you should be deported.�

Hayes disagreed with Tran�s assessment and stated, �I understand your 
concerns, and I understand how immigrants across this country who are here 
legally and have followed the law are being terrorized right now because they 
are unsure of what happens next,� the congresswoman said. �I voted for that 
piece of legislation because of a very specific provision, and it was if it 
caused injury or death to a police officer, which was one small piece of it.�

�As I have thought about it over the last couple months, I probably would 
have voted differently,� she continued. �It�s a vote that I regret. But, 
coming into this Congress, I trusted that this administration, we would have 
some � that they wanted to have border security, they wanted to work with 
Democrats, that we could actually move forward.�

She then attacked the Trump administration, saying, �I�m not really sure of 
that, because I have seen the rhetoric that has come out and the attacks that 
have been targeted towards immigrants. So I am very cautious and careful when 
I�m negotiating my votes moving forward.�

	Democratic Rep. Jahana Hayes said during our town hall tonight that 
	she regrets voting for the Laken Riley Act. 
	pic.twitter.com/tFEP0ReBUN

	� Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) April 11, 2025

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