Utah Republican Sens. Mike Lee and John Curtis voted in favor of the Laken Riley Act, which would require the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to take an undocumented migrant into custody if charged with theft or other crimes.

The bill, which would require federal authorities to detain undocumented immigrants arrested for theft-related crimes, was the first to be voted on by the newly installed Republican-controlled Senate.

More Senate Democrats have indicated they plan to vote to advance the Laken Riley Act in a procedural vote this Friday. The bill — which is named for the Georgia nursing student who was killed by an immigrant from Venezuela who crossed the border illegally — cleared the House on Tuesday with support from all…