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Issue record

The border and immigration

In short

McCann's campaign backs a secure border, a legal path for those who follow the law and an ICE overhaul. Huizenga's campaign says he has been a consistent voice for secure borders. Barnett's campaign lists no position on this topic on the pages checked. On the record, Huizenga voted for two 2025 laws on detention and the border wall and a 2023 border bill that is not law; his consistency over 15 years was not tested.

Campaign positions

What each campaign says.

Sean McCann

He wants a secure border and a legal path for those who follow the law, and says he will work to overhaul ICE and hold its agents accountable.

Bill Huizenga

He says he has been a consistent voice for secure borders and stands with law enforcement.

Shafina Che Barnett

No position found on her campaign site, the Green Party's page for her or the public Facebook posts read October 1, 2026. Michigan Advance's voter guide prints no answers from her.

Evidence timeline

What the record shows.

  1. official action

    Bill Huizenga: 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.

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    His campaign says he has been a consistent voice for secure borders. 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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Sources12 source records

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  1. Sean's Plan for Michiganhttps://seanmccannforcongress.com/issues/

    Sean McCann for Congress · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Campaign-controlled source. His issue positions and the claims about his own legislative record that the cards test. The page carries no date.

    candidate statement

    For: Sean McCann: campaign position

  2. 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: Bill Huizenga: campaign position; Bill Huizenga: Matches stated direction

  3. Shafina Barnett for Congress 4th District, home pagehttps://www.shafinabarnettforcongress4thdistrict.com/

    Shafina Barnett for Congress · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    Her campaign site, linked from the Green Party's page for her. It lists four priorities. It carries no paid-for line, its other pages are empty or hold website-template text, and it names places in Macomb County, outside the 4th District.

    candidate statement

    For: Shafina Che Barnett: campaign position

  4. Shafina Che Barnett, 4th District U.S. Representative in Congresshttps://migreenparty.org/shafina-che-barnett-4th-district-u-s-representative-in-congress/

    Green Party of Michigan · Reviewed Oct 1, 2026

    The party's candidate page: an email address, a Facebook link and a campaign website. No platform or biography.

    endorsement

    For: Shafina Che Barnett: campaign position

  5. Shafina Che’ Barnett for Congress, Facebook pagehttps://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61593105305814

    Shafina Barnett for Congress · Reviewed Oct 2, 2026

    Her campaign page, linked from the Green Party's page for her. Public posts were read without signing in on October 1, 2026. Posts show a month and day but no year.

    social profile

    For: Shafina Che Barnett: campaign position

  6. Voter Guide: U.S. House, 4th Districthttps://michiganadvance.com/voter-guides/contests/4th-district-representative-in-congress/

    Michigan Advance · Reviewed Oct 2, 2026

    Read October 1, 2026. It names her as on the ballot for the Green Party; its candidate sections cover only Huizenga and McCann. No date is shown.

    original reporting

    For: Shafina Che Barnett: campaign position

  7. 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: Bill Huizenga: Matches stated direction

  8. 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: Bill Huizenga: Matches stated direction

  9. 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

    For: Bill Huizenga: Matches stated direction

  10. 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

    For: Bill Huizenga: Matches stated direction

  11. 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

    For: Bill Huizenga: Matches stated direction

  12. 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

    For: Bill Huizenga: Matches stated direction