House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) believes Tuesday’s vote on the Laken Riley Act will be a key test of Democrats’ policy priorities after a resounding number of voters noted the border crisis was their No. 1 issue during the 2024 elections.

The House will gather Tuesday afternoon to vote on the Laken Riley Act, a bill named after a nursing student who was killed by an illegal immigrant while jogging on the University of Georgia campus. If passed, it would allow federal authorities to detain illegal immigrants guilty of theft-related crimes and give states the ability to sue the Department of Homeland Security for harm caused to their citizens because of illegal immigration.