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
45 democrats voted for this iirc
We need them for "key votes"
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5072320-these-democrats-flipped-their-votes-on-the-laken-riley-act/
48 Democrats even
Roll-call votes should not be a thing, the fact that I can't look up who voted Yea for this drives me up a wall.