Laken Riley Act

MIBF condemns the passage of the Laken Riley Act. By expanding the categories of immigrants subject to mandatory ICE detention, this bill reinforces the harmful narrative that immigrants are criminals, unjustly separates individuals from their communities, and undermines the presumption of innocence that this nation claims to uphold. MIBF firmly maintains that any detention of individuals is unjust, unnecessary, and should be abolished.

Learn more at the following sources on the Act:
National Immigration Law Center: https://nipnlg.org/sites/default/files/2025-01/2025_NIPNLG-Laken-Riley.pdf

National Immigration Project:
https://www.nilc.org/articles/nilc-opposes-the-h-r-29-the-laken-riley-act/