The bill makes it extremely difficult to release any detained undocumented person back into America if they have been arrested under suspicion of theft.

Below is a detailed—but old—discussion from April 2024. I'm still looking for a more recent breakdown. Let me know if you find one, I'll update this when I wake up

https://www.lexisnexis.com/community/insights/legal/immigration/b/insidenews/posts/the-proposed-laken-riley-act-is-even-worse-than-it-seems

  • Sulvor [he/him, undecided]
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    13 days ago

    Well I’m starting to think the “round them all up” may not have just been campaign trail rhetoric. Wouldn’t be surprised to see police vans just picking up any brown people they see who can’t produce ID soon, especially in places like Texas.