The Senate will vote to begin debate on the Laken Riley Act, a GOP-led bill aimed at cracking down on illegal immigration that has attracted support from Democrats.

The bill, which would require federal authorities to detain undocumented immigrants arrested for theft-related crimes, was the first to be voted on by the newly installed Republican-controlled Senate.

Thursday's vote to advance the Laken Riley Act does not guarantee the immigration bill will have enough votes to pass the Senate.

A GOP-led bill that would hold migrants in the country illegal accountable for committing crimes gained momentum in the Senate and beat the filibuster in an 84 to 9 vote. Utah Republican Sens. Mike Lee and John Curtis voted in favor of the Laken Riley Act,

Congressman Don Davis is one of 48 Democrats to vote in favor of the Laken Riley Act. George W. Bush gave fellow former president Barack Obama a friendly belly tap at the Jan. 9 funeral of Jimmy Carter,

Maine’s two Democratic representatives are split on the Laken Riley Act, recently passed by the U.S. House of Representatives. The Laken Riley Act, named after a woman who was killed by an undocumented immigrant in Georgia,

The US Senate has advanced the controversial Laken Riley Act, an anti-immigrant bill mandating the imprisonment of any non-US national charged with theft.