President Donald Trump has signed the Laken Riley Act into law. Read about the bill and see social media reactions here.

“There is no amount of change that will ever bring back our precious Laken. Our hope moving forward is that her life saves lives,” Phillips said. Minutes after the signing ceremony, Channel 2’s Richard Elliot spoke exclusively with Georgia Rep. Mike Collins, who wrote the law.

The bill is named after Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, who was killed in 2024 by a Venezuelan national in the U.S. illegally.