As Governor, Randy will keep deadly drugs out of Iowa and work with the Trump administration to deport dangerous illegal criminals.
As governor, Randy Feenstra will keep deadly drugs out of Iowa and work with the Trump administration to deport dangerous illegal criminals.
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Evidence
“Drug traffickers and illegal immigrants who threaten the lives of our border patrol agents must be detained, prosecuted, and imprisoned. That includes evading law enforcement officers at our border on high-speed chases.” The release says Feenstra voted for and the House passed the Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act, which would impose criminal and immigration penalties, including deportation, on illegal immigrants convicted of crimes related to high-speed pursuits.
Feenstra helped introduce the Security First Act, which would fully fund Operation Stonegarden and encourage designation of Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. He said, “With President Trump in the White House, we will stand strong with our border patrol agents, combat the cartels, and lock down our border.”
The release says the bill would direct Immigration and Customs Enforcement to detain any illegal immigrant who harms or kills an American citizen and ensure those criminals are prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
The release says an illegal immigrant who killed Sarah was located by the Trump administration and, on February 2, 2026, was sentenced to more than 20 years in prison.
DHS said that two million illegal aliens had left the United States in less than 250 days, including an estimated 1.6 million who self-deported and more than 400,000 deportations. The statement adds that ramped-up enforcement is removing more criminal illegal aliens from U.S. streets every day.
DHS reported that in the first 50 days of the Trump administration, ICE made 32,809 enforcement arrests, with nearly 75% of those arrests involving accused or convicted criminals; DHS also said it had deported known terrorists, cartel members, and gang members.
CBP’s fentanyl page describes ongoing border enforcement against fentanyl and other synthetic drugs and summarizes large-scale seizure operations and partner efforts to combat illicit drugs entering the United States.
Assessments
The promise is broad and framed as what Feenstra would do as governor: keep deadly drugs out of Iowa and work with the Trump administration to deport dangerous undocumented criminals. In federal office, there is evidence he materially worked on the deportation/enforcement side during the same term by introducing or backing bills such as Sarah's Law, the Security First Act, and the Agent Raul Gonzalez Officer Safety Act. There is also evidence the Trump administration carried out substantial immigration arrests and deportations, including criminal noncitizens. However, the record does not show that Feenstra himself, in his federal role, fully delivered the promised outcome, and the drug portion is supported mainly by general federal anti-fentanyl enforcement rather than clear Iowa-specific results or a completed Feenstra-led policy outcome. Because there is meaningful action and some aligned federal results, but not enough to conclude the full promise was achieved by Feenstra, the best judgment is partial fulfillment.