Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., broke with his party and became the first Democrat in the upper chamber to co-sponsor the Republican-led Laken Riley Act, named after the nursing student who was brutally slain in February, allegedly by a Venezuelan illegal immigrant.

Tester’s support is notable since he voted against the bill when it was offered as an amendment to spending bills. However, he did say last month he would support it as a standalone bill, The Hill reported.

The legislation would require federal officials to apprehend and detain undocumented immigrants who commit crimes such as burglary, shoplifting or larceny until these individuals are removed from the United States.

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