Raskin, AOC, and Tlaib Lead Opposition as Laken Riley Act Clears House

The controversial anti-immigrant bill now heads to Trump's desk to be signed into law.

WASHINGTON — A heated, one-hour debate took place on the floor of the House of Representatives on Wednesday afternoon as Rep. Jaime Raskin (D-MD) led the argument against Rep. Tom McClintock (R-CA) over the Laken Riley Act, a controversial anti-immigrant bill by Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) that will mandate custody of migrants for minor offenses like shoplifting, and empower state attorneys general to sue the federal government over the minutiae of immigration policy.

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Several members of the Hispanic and Progressive Caucuses, like Reps. Alexandria Ocasio (D-NY), Delia Ramirez (D-IL), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), and Adrian Espaillat (D-NY) rose in opposition to the bill, squaring off against MAGA stalwarts like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) who, in typical fashion, used the platform to spread misinformation about undocumented immigrants and crime.