Pat supports enforcing immigration laws, strengthening border security, and combating human trafficking and drug smuggling.
Enforce immigration laws, strengthen border security, and combat human trafficking and drug smuggling.
Occurrences
By modernizing our immigration system, we can protect our communities while ensuring fairness for those seeking to contribute legally.
Congressman Harrigan is leading the fight to end chaos at the border, stop the flow of drugs and crime, and restore order and sovereignty to our homeland.
Pat is working hand in hand with the Trump Administration to secure our border and enforce Federal law.
Congressman Harrigan is leading the fight to end chaos at the border, stop the flow of drugs and crime, and restore order and sovereignty to our homeland.
Pat is working hand in hand with the Trump Administration to secure our border and enforce Federal law.
Evidence
The issue page says Harrigan supports enforcing immigration laws, strengthening border security, and combating human trafficking and drug smuggling. It also links to later border-security votes and legislation he backed, including the Stop Illegal Entry Act, the One Big Beautiful Bill, the Special Interest Alien Reporting Act, and the GUARD Act.
House roll call 184 on June 26, 2025 shows H.R. 275, the Special Interest Alien Reporting Act, passed. Harrigan’s office said he voted to pass the bill, which required DHS to publish monthly reports on special-interest aliens encountered trying to illegally enter the United States.
Harrigan announced the GUARD Act on June 24, 2025. The release says the bill would authorize National Guard deployments for immigration enforcement, create a federal exception for immigration and border-security operations, and impose mandatory sentences for assaults on immigration officers.
House roll call 242 on September 9, 2025 provided for consideration of the Stop Illegal Entry Act, and the Clerk’s roll-call pages show H.R. 3486 passed on September 11, 2025. Harrigan’s office said he voted to pass the bill, which imposed tougher penalties for unlawful entry and reentry after deportation.
House roll call 53 on February 3, 2026 shows the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 passed. The roll-call page identifies H.R. 7148 and Harrigan voted yea. Harrigan’s office said the measure funded DHS, including ICE and CBP, and provided backpay to DHS employees.
Assessments
Harrigan took concrete same-term federal action toward the promise by voting for DHS funding, supporting House-passed immigration and border-enforcement bills, and introducing the GUARD Act to expand National Guard support for immigration enforcement. These actions materially advance immigration enforcement and border security, but the evidence does not show the broad promised outcome was fully achieved across enforcement, border security, human trafficking, and drug smuggling. As a House member, his votes and bill introduction support partial fulfillment rather than full delivery.
Harrigan took concrete same-term actions aligned with the promise, including voting for DHS/ICE/CBP funding, supporting bills aimed at illegal entry penalties and border-related reporting, and introducing the GUARD Act for immigration enforcement support. These actions show meaningful follow-through on enforcement and border-security priorities, but the evidence does not establish that the broad promised outcomes of enforcing immigration laws, strengthening border security, and combating trafficking and drug smuggling were fully achieved.