Coalition Letter to Senate Democrats on the Laken Riley Act (Jan 2025)

As organizations committed to due process and the right to counsel, we urge you to oppose the Laken Riley Act. This bill would subject undocumented persons to mandatory, prolonged detention based on mere arrest for theft-related offenses, including shoplifting. Such sweeping detention would circumvent due process protections, ensnare innocent persons, and greatly interfere with the representation of counsel necessary for the fair administration of justice.

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