The bill will be considered by the U.S. House of Representatives this week before heading to President Trump to be signed into law.
This legislation is the most significant immigration enforcement and border security related bill to pass the Senate in nearly three decades.
Ted Budd of North Carolina argued that hurricanes in his home state were an "absolutely different" matter from wildfires that have ravaged parts of Los Angeles.
Sen. Ted Budd (R-NC) released a statement after the U.S. Senate passed the Laken Riley Act. He and Senator Katie Britt (R-AL) led the introduction of the bill on Jan. 7.
Ten Senate Democrats joined Republicans Friday to advance the Laken Riley Act, making way for final passage of the bill as soon as next week.
The Senate has passed a bill that would require federal authorities to detain migrants accused of theft and violent crimes.
Utah Republican Sens. Mike Lee and John Curtis voted in favor of the Laken Riley Act, which would require the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take an undocumented migrant into custody if charged with theft or other crimes.
A Senate Republican is launching a new bid to make it deportable to assault a law enforcement officer, as similar bills pick up bipartisan support in Congress.
The Lumbee Tribe, with a history dating back hundreds of years, has long sought federal recognition. Trump is seeing that happens.
North Carolna's Lumbee Tribe, which has sought federal recognition for decades, is getting a major boost from President Donald Trump. Trump, in his first week back in office, signed a presidential memo directing the Secretary of the Interior to submit a plan for full federal recognition of the tribe,
Raids by ICE enforcement that captured so much media attention Thursday may pale by comparison to the litigation possibilities opened by a bill from a North
President Donald Trump signed a presidential memorandum outlining a path for the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina to receive federal recognition, something the tribe has sought for 136 years.