In backing the Laken Riley Act, the Arizona senator said he's breaking with a party that's “largely out of touch with where your average Latino is.”

The measure's bipartisan approval reflects broad support for cracking down on crime perpetrated by illegal immigrants.

Democrats at the national level were soundly defeated in all seven presidential swing states when voters went to the

Kelly and Gallego joined eight other Senate Democrats to help the Republican-led immigrant crime bill thwart a filibuster.

The second inauguration of the divisive former president is putting civility to the test. Freshman Rep. Yassamin Ansari of Phoenix will skip it, but other Democrats, including freshman Sen. Ruben Gallego,

Ruben Gallego backs the Laken Riley Act, which allows deportations of undocumented people charged but not convicted of crimes.

L to R: U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego. U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly, Gov. Katie Hobbs. Photos by Gage Skidmore | Flickr/CC BY-SA 2.0 Arizona’s Democratic U.S. senators and Gov. Katie Hobbs are joining Republicans in backing legislation that would require federal ...

The bill would compel the Department of Homeland Security to detain immigrants accused of crimes like shoplifting and give states more rights to contest certain immigration-related decisions.

Sen. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) on Wednesday became the second Senate Democrat to co-sponsor a Republican-led bill to crack down on illegal immigration ahead of a procedural vote on the measure on Friday.

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Arizona may have illustrated the situation most vividly, as both Trump and Democratic Senate candidate Ruben Gallego won more than 50 percent of voters. Gallego, who had been a House member ...

Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., cosponsored the bill that requires authorities to detain undocumented immigrants suspected of theft-related crimes and gives further power to state attorneys general ...