Support for Laken Riley Act Grows Among Senate Democrats

Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego says he will co-sponsor the bill.

Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) in Washington in a file photograph. Leah Millis/Pool/Getty Images

Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) has joined a number of other Democrats in supporting legislation that would crack down on illegal immigrants who commit crimes in the United States.

“Not only am I voting yes on the Laken Riley Act, I’m co-sponsoring the bill,” Gallego wrote in a Jan. 8 statement on X.