If the administration won’t enforce the law, Congress must hold them accountable through oversight and cutting funding in other areas to make the administration understand that Congress is an equal branch of the government and that the laws must be upheld.
Use congressional oversight and funding cuts to hold an administration accountable if it does not enforce immigration laws.
Occurrences
Evidence
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In CPR's 2024 candidate questionnaire, Crank said Congress should enforce border security and, if an administration would not enforce immigration law, use oversight and funding cuts to hold it accountable.
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The Clerk records Roll Call 23 on S. 5, Laken Riley Act: vote question on passage, status passed, 263 yeas to 156 nays. The member list shows Crank, Republican, Colorado, voting Yea.
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Congress.gov states S. 5 became Public Law 119-1 on January 29, 2025. The text requires DHS detainers and custody for covered aliens and gives state attorneys general standing to sue federal officials over specified detention, release, bond, parole, and removal decisions.
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Congress.gov lists H.R. 32 as introduced and referred to the House Judiciary Committee. CRS summarizes that it would make certain noncooperating jurisdictions ineligible for federal funds and require DHS annual reports to congressional committees.
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The H.R. 32 cosponsor page lists 21 Republican cosponsors through August 15, 2025; Colorado is not listed among cosponsor states, and Jeff Crank is not listed among the cosponsors.
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Crank's official press-release index says he voted for the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026, describing it as providing resources to protect the homeland and keep communities safe, secure, and resilient.
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Representative Jeff Crank (CO-05) sent a letter to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Civil Rights Division requesting an investigation into recent student anti-ICE walkouts in Colorado and involvement from outside organizations.
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The growing presence and influence of groups that support defunding federal and state law enforcement and interfere with the enforcement of immigration laws threaten the foundation of American society.
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Sponsor: Rep. Crank, Jeff [R-CO-5] (Introduced 03/06/2025)
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The Secretary of Transportation shall not obligate or award funds for any infrastructure project, including for highway construction, to a political subdivision of a State
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Roll Call 214 | Bill Number: S. 2
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$31,075,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2029, for the following purposes:
Assessments
The verified commitment promised congressional oversight and funding cuts to hold an administration accountable for not enforcing immigration laws. The verified evidence shows Crank requested a DOJ investigation into Colorado anti-ICE walkouts and outside organizations allegedly interfering with immigration enforcement, which is related accountability activity and supports an effort badge. However, the verified passages do not show enacted or completed congressional oversight or funding cuts directed at an administration, nor do they establish a partial outcome attributable to Crank. The enacted funding passage identifies immigration-enforcement appropriations, not funding cuts to compel administration compliance, and the verified roll-call passage alone does not establish Crank's vote or material contribution. With no deadline expired, the proper outcome is unresolved.
Crank made the promise as a 2024 federal House candidate and, in his first House term, voted for final passage of the Laken Riley Act, which became Public Law 119-1 and strengthened immigration detention and accountability mechanisms. That is a concrete same-term action related to enforcing immigration law. However, the promised mechanism was specifically congressional oversight and funding cuts to hold an administration accountable; the record provided does not show Crank sponsoring or materially advancing a funding-cut or oversight measure against an administration, and he was not listed as a cosponsor of H.R. 32. A DHS appropriations vote supplied enforcement resources rather than cutting funding to compel compliance. This supports partial credit, not full delivery.