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The Senate on Thursday voted to advance the “Laken Riley Act” past a critical procedural threshold, clearing the way for a final vote on the legislation.

The upper chamber cleared the vote 84 to 9, with a large majority of Senate Democrats voting in favor, The Hill reported. The House of Representatives passed the bill earlier this week, meaning it could reach the president’s desk in time for President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Jan. 20.

If passed, the act would mandate the detention of illegal immigrants charged with an array of crimes.