New York Democrats effectively shuttered a GOP-proposed bill Tuesday that sought to overturn migrant sanctuary policies that led to the death of Laken Riley. The “Laken’s Law” measure would have required authorities to share fingerprints and arrest records with immigration officials whenever detaining non-citizens.

The bill aimed to prevent tragedies like the murder of University of Georgia student Laken Riley by an illegal immigrant previously arrested in New York City.

Democrats, who have championed the policies that are creating unsafe and economically uncertain conditions for their constituents in favor of a new population of voters, stopped the seemingly common-sense legislation, using a procedural move to table the bill in committee with little chance of future consideration this session.

The Fed government's border policies & NY's soft on crime agenda have emboldened criminals to come to our country. We need to give law enforcement tools needed to protect our communities & cooperate with federal immigration authorities. We need to pass Laken’s Law @SenOberacker pic.twitter.com/FtZpf7C3fU

— NYS Senate Republicans (@nysenategop) April 20, 2024

BREAKING: Albany Democrats ki*l “Laken’s Law,’’ a bill aimed at notifying federal immigration officials when illegal immigrants are arrested.

The legislation was named after a University of Georgia student killed by an illegal.

Republicans tried a procedural maneuver to force… pic.twitter.com/WGRyTIsZhj

— Hank (@HANKonX) May 14, 2024

Republicans accused Democrats of prioritizing “sanctuary” rules over public safety, an assertion to which a reasonable response has not been offered. Assembly codes chair Jeffrey Dinowitz (D) defended longstanding policies “protecting those … coming to this country for a better life” from overzealous immigration enforcement, even for accused offenders facing deportation.

The preference for illegal immigrants who supposedly won’t be voting in U.S. elections over the clear will of the majority of Democrats’ constituents indicates that there may indeed be more at play here than voters realize.

DEMOCRATS ARE PURE EVIL: Albany Democrats on Tuesday effectively killed “Laken’s Law,’’ a bill that would have forced New York authorities to notify federal immigration officials when they arrest migrants.https://t.co/v5Av0rGidz

— Winston B. Popodopolous (@HaterOfLeftists) May 15, 2024