The U.S. Senate has just advanced the Laken Riley Act. 

The Hill reports that the senators did so on Friday, by a vote of 61-35.

Notably, 10 Democratic members of the U.S. Senate joined their Republican colleagues to advance the legislation. This was enough to over the Senate filibuster.

As we will see, however, the bill is not headed to the Oval Office just yet. There is still another hurdle it has to get past.

The latest

For those unfamiliar with the bill, the background and the details are provided by Fox News.

Regarding the background, the outlet writes:

The bill was named for a 22-year-old Augusta University nursing student who was found dead on the University of Georgia's campus in February. Jose Ibarra, a 26-year-old illegal immigrant, was found guilty of 10 total counts, including felony murder. He initially pleaded not guilty but was ultimately sentenced to life without the possibility of parole in November.

Republicans, led by President-Elect Donald Trump, have placed a large amount of the blame for this situation on the Biden administration, and they are looking to stop something like this from happening again.

Hence, the Laken Riley Act.

Fox continues:

Britt and Collins' bill would require ICE to arrest and detain illegal immigrants that have committed theft, burglary or shoplifting until they are deported. States would also be granted standing under the legislation to take civil action against members of the federal government that do not enforce immigration laws.

Will it become law?

You may have read that the bill has passed the U.S. House of Representatives. Accordingly, you may be wondering why it is not now heading to the president's desk.

The Daily Caller explains:

The House passed its own version of the Laken Riley Act 264 to 159 on Jan. 7 with every GOP lawmaker that voted supporting the bill. The Senate’s version of the Laken Riley Act will be sent to the House for consideration following final passage in the upper chamber.

In other words, the Senate made some changes to the House's version of the bill, meaning that the House will now have to decide whether or not to allow the bill to proceed with these changes.

At the time of this writing, it is unclear how things will proceed.

The likelihood, however, is that the bill will eventually make it through Congress and onto the president's desk. It is probably more likely, though, to be signed into law by Trump than by Biden.