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Flanagan: Trump’s First Vote Was Laken Riley Act and ICE Is Killing People

Minnesota Lt. Gov. and Senate candidate Peggy Flanagan on MSNBC's All In said the first vote of Donald Trump's second administration was for the Laken Riley Act, accused her opponent Rep. Angie Craig of voting for that bill and praising ICE, and alleged ICE is detaining U.S. citizens, arresting innocent bystanders and that someone has been killed.

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“The very first vote out of the gate, out of the second Trump administration, was for the Laken Riley Act.”

Attributed to Peggy Flanagan

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Original context and attribution

As Minnesota Senate candidate speaking on MSNBC's All In, Flanagan said the first vote of Trump's second administration was for the Laken Riley Act.

What the proof shows

The Laken Riley Act was among the very first congressional actions of January 2025 and became the first bill President Trump signed in his second term, but Flanagan’s phrasing is ambiguous and omits important timing. The House first passed the measure on Jan 7, 2025 (before Trump’s second-term inauguration on Jan 20). The Senate then passed S.5 on Jan 20, 2025 (inauguration day), and the President signed it into law on Jan 29, 2025 as the first bill he enacted. Saying simply “the very first vote out of the gate out of the second Trump administration was for the Laken Riley Act” is misleading without clarifying whether she meant (a) the first House vote of the new Congress (Jan 7, before the administration began), (b) the Senate passage that occurred on inauguration day (Jan 20), or (c) the first bill the President signed (Jan 29).

Corrected version

The Laken Riley Act was one of the first bills considered in January 2025: the House passed it on Jan 7, 2025; the Senate passed it on Jan 20, 2025 (the day of President Trump’s inauguration); and President Trump signed it on Jan 29, 2025 — the first bill he signed in his second term.

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References and proof

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Official data Supports

Roll Call Vote 119th Congress - 1st Session: On Passage of the Bill (S.5, As Amended) — Vote Number 7 ↗

U.S. Senate (Senate.gov)
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Vote Date: January 20, 2025, 06:12 PM. Vote Result: Bill Passed. YEAs 64, NAYs 35.

Primary source Supports

Remarks on Signing the Laken Riley Act and an Exchange With Reporters — January 29, 2025 ↗

The American Presidency Project (presidential remarks)
Proof point

‘In a few moments, the Laken Riley Act will become the very first bill that I proudly sign into law as the 47th President of the United States.’ (Jan. 29, 2025)

Official data Contradicts

Roll Call Vote No. 23 — Clerk of the U.S. House (Vote Date: Jan 22, 2025) — On Passage: Laken Riley Act ↗

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives
Proof point

Jan 22, 2025 — Roll Call 23: On Passage — Laken Riley Act (House vote on the Senate-amended bill).

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“ICE is taking American citizens, detaining them, throwing people into the backs of vans, arresting innocent bystanders, and now someone has been killed.”

Attributed to Peggy Flanagan

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Original context and attribution

Flanagan alleged on MSNBC's All In that ICE operations have detained U.S. citizens and innocent bystanders—including putting people into vans—and that a person has been killed in connection with these actions.

What the proof shows

Contemporary primary and investigative reporting supports each element of the quoted claim: congressional investigators and journalists documented multiple instances in which ICE/CBP agents detained U.S. citizens (including children), used force, loaded detainees into vans, and detained people who appear to have been bystanders; separately, a Minneapolis ICE shooting on Jan. 7, 2026, resulted in the death of Renee Good. DHS/ICE publicly dispute a practice of arresting or deporting U.S. citizens and emphasize their policy is to release citizens when identified — that denial and disagreement about scale and intent are important context the Breitbart clip omits.

Corrected version

Multiple investigations and news reports (including a Senate subcommittee inquiry and independent reporting) document that federal immigration agents have detained U.S. citizens, sometimes used force and transported detainees in vans, and detained bystanders; separately, an ICE officer fatally shot a Minneapolis resident (Renee Good) on January 7, 2026. DHS/ICE say they do not arrest or deport U.S. citizens and dispute the characterization as a policy of targeting citizens.

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References and proof

Every link was reachable when published. Each proof point states how that source bears on the claim.

Official data Supports

EXAMINING THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION’S EXTRAJUDICIAL IMMIGRATION DETENTIONS OF U.S. CITIZENS (Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations) ↗

U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
Proof point

The Subcommittee’s inquiry shows that U.S. citizens are being held far longer than the short timeframe envisioned... and details citizens being grabbed, shoved into vans, and detained for days.

Independent reporting Supports

Immigration Agents Have Held More Than 170 Americans Against Their Will, ProPublica Finds ↗

ProPublica
Proof point

We found more than 170 cases this year where citizens were detained at raids and protests.

Independent reporting Supports

New video of fatal Minnesota ICE shooting, from officer's perspective, brings fresh scrutiny ↗

Associated Press
Proof point

A prosecutor called on the public to share recordings and evidence connected to the fatal shooting of Renee Good.

Official data Contradicts

DHS disputes New York Times report on alleged deportation of U.S. citizens ↗

Federal Newswire (quoting DHS statement)
Proof point

We have said it a million times: ICE does NOT arrest or deport U.S. citizens.

Independent reporting Supports

Dozens of detainees held at Stockton ICE facility after reporting for check-ins ↗

Stocktonia (local reporting)
Proof point

Approximately 14 people were loaded into vans, according to eyewitness accounts.

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