"That's one of them. That's one of why we lost in part," the Democratic senator from Pennsylvania told Fox News.

The bill, which passed in the House Tuesday with the support of 48 Democrats, is slated to come up for a Senate vote on Friday.

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.