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Has Bill Huizenga been a consistent voice for secure borders?

Matches stated direction. He backed the Secure the Border bill, not law, the Laken Riley law and 2025 wall/detention funding, and filed a 2026 deportation bill. Consistency over 15 years was not tested.

Bill Huizenga

Secure borders

Matches stated direction

What they say

His campaign says he has been a consistent voice for secure borders.

“Bill has been a consistent voice for limited government, secure borders, and safe communities.”

What the record shows ·

He voted for the Secure the Border Act (H.R. 2) on May 11, 2023, which passed the House 219-213; the Senate did not take it up. He voted for the Laken Riley Act, which requires detention of immigrants who entered illegally or lack valid papers and are charged with theft and some other crimes; it passed the House 263-156 on January 22, 2025 and became law a week later. He also voted for the 2025 law (Public Law 119-21) that pays for the border wall and immigration detention. In June 2026 he introduced the Deport the Terrorists Act (H.R. 9096), now in committee.

Limit: Three floor votes, two of them on laws, and one bill of his own. "Consistent" across 15 years of votes was not tested.

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  1. Issueshttps://huizengaformichigan.com/issues/

    Huizenga for Congress · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Campaign-controlled source: five issue sections. The page carries no date.

    candidate statement

    For: Has Bill Huizenga been a consistent voice for secure borders?

  2. House roll call 209 of 2023, H.R. 2 (118th)https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2023209

    Clerk of the U.S. House · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Passage of the Secure the Border Act of 2023, May 11, 2023: 219-213. Huizenga: Yea. The Senate did not take it up.

    official legislative record

    For: Has Bill Huizenga been a consistent voice for secure borders?

  3. House roll call 23 of 2025, S. 5 (Laken Riley Act)https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202523

    Clerk of the U.S. House · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Passage, January 22, 2025: 263-156. Huizenga: Yea.

    official legislative record

    For: Has Bill Huizenga been a consistent voice for secure borders?

  4. Public Law 119-1, Laken Riley Acthttps://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ1/html/PLAW-119publ1.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Enacted January 29, 2025 (S. 5). Section 2 requires detention of immigrants who are inadmissible and are charged with, arrested for or convicted of theft and some other crimes.

    official legislative record

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  5. House roll call 190 of 2025, H.R. 1 (119th)https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2025190

    Clerk of the U.S. House · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Final House vote on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, concurring in the Senate amendment, July 3, 2025: 218-214. Huizenga: Aye. It became Public Law 119-21 on July 4, 2025.

    official legislative record

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  6. Public Law 119-21 (the One Big Beautiful Bill Act)https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ21/html/PLAW-119publ21.htm

    U.S. Government Publishing Office · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Enacted July 4, 2025. Sections 50101 and 50102 order onshore and offshore oil and gas lease sales; section 50201 covers coal leasing; section 90001 funds the border wall and section 90003 immigration detention.

    official legislative record

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  7. H.R. 9096 (119th): Deport the Terrorists Act of 2026https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9096

    Congress.gov · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Sponsor: Huizenga. Introduced June 2, 2026; referred to the Judiciary Committee.

    official legislative record

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