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Rules Committee advances Lake and Riley Act under closed rule as members clash over detention, due process and costs
Summary
The House Rules Committee made S 5, the Lake and Riley Act, in order under a closed rule alongside HR 471. Sponsors described the bill as mandating detention for certain noncitizens charged with violent or specified offenses; opponents warned it would erode due process, impose large costs, and create novel state enforcement powers.
The House Rules Committee agreed to a closed rule allowing floor consideration of S 5, the Lake and Riley Act, which would require Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain certain noncitizens charged with specified offenses and give states new authority to sue federal officials over enforcement decisions. The committee-approved package that advanced HR 471 also made S 5 in order; the same 9–3 committee vote approved the procedural package.
Sponsor Representative McClintock framed the bill as a response to murders he said were committed by noncitizens who had not been detained. "S 5 bears the name of Lake and Riley," McClintock said, referencing victims…
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