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The Trump administration has expanded its scope to anyone with any convictions, including petty theft, under the Laken Riley Act.
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Eva Wen, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
Mayfield, now 49, was charged with one felony count of making a hate crime criminal threat with the ability to commit a violent injury, one felony count of criminal threats and one misdemeanor count of petty theft in September 2018.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
Ramirez was also previously convicted of assault, battery, petty theft, child abuse and endangerment, according to ABC Los Angeles.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 23 July 2025
Whitlock is also facing charges of petty theft and battery.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
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Eva Wen, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
Mayfield, now 49, was charged with one felony count of making a hate crime criminal threat with the ability to commit a violent injury, one felony count of criminal threats and one misdemeanor count of petty theft in September 2018.
—Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2025
Ramirez was also previously convicted of assault, battery, petty theft, child abuse and endangerment, according to ABC Los Angeles.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 23 July 2025
Whitlock is also facing charges of petty theft and battery.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 July 2025
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“Petty theft.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/petty%20theft. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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