The Laken Riley Act has been introduced as an amendment to the six-bill appropriations package by Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., as Senate showdown heads to partial government shutdown.
An amendment named after slain Augusta University 22-year-old nursing student Laken Riley from Georgia is at the center of a Senate showdown over the $1.2 trillion spending package that must pass before midnight to avoid a partial government shutdown.
The Laken Riley Act has been introduced as an amendment to the six-bill appropriations package by Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., but sources have told Fox News Digital that Democrats are unwilling to agree to a vote on it.
His modified Laken Riley Act would stop illegal immigrants from gaining citizenship or legal status if they’ve ever committed burglary, theft, or shoplifting.
Budd’s second proposed amendment to the spending bills is also immigration-related, and also being contested in negotiations. The amendment would similarly prevent illegal immigrants from becoming legal or citizens if they’ve assaulted a law enforcement officer.
Budd said in an exclusive statement to Fox News Digital, „We know that the Biden administration would love nothing more than to grant legal status to illegal aliens who are unlawfully living in this country.
