U.S. Rep. Angie Craig reverses herself on key immigration legislation, Laken Riley Act

By: J. Patrick Coolican

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: March 2, 2026

Words: 529

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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U.S. Rep. Angie Craig, who voted for a punitive immigration bill last year called the Laken Riley Act, reversed herself Monday, writing in a Star Tribune commentary that she regrets her vote.

Craig represents the 2nd District but is running in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate against Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, who’s been hammering Craig on her vote on the Laken Riley Act, which was named after a nursing student at Augusta University …

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