Border Security and Immigration
A secure border is essential to protecting our country and upholding the rule of law. Pat supports enforcing immigration laws, strengthening border security, and combating human trafficking and drug smuggling. By modernizing our immigration system, we can protect our communities while ensuring fairness for those seeking to contribute legally.
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January 9, 2026
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) is leading a letter to North Carolina Governor Josh Stein after a federal audit revealed widespread failures in the state’s commercial driver’s license program that put public safety at risk and threaten millions in federal transportation funding.
December 18, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C.—A Republican lawmaker in the House of Representatives introduced legislation on Thursday to make federal resources for fighting illegal immigration available to local authorities — even as Democrats unveiled their own language that would restrict partnerships between the two.
December 18, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) introduced the COPS Anti-Organized Crime and Cartel Enforcement Act, legislation to expand the Department of Justice’s Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) grant program to explicitly support state, local, and tribal law enforcement efforts targeting organized crime, cartels, and transnational criminal organizations operating inside the United States.
December 16, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) voted to pass H.R. 4371, the Kayla Hamilton Act, legislation that strengthens federal safeguards for unaccompanied migrant children and reduces the risk they are released to traffickers, criminals, or unsafe sponsors. The bill tightens background checks, improves coordination with law enforcement, and restores accountability to a system that has too often failed vulnerable kids.
November 19, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) voted to pass H.R. 4070, the Tren de Aragua Border Security Threat Assessment Act, legislation requiring the Department of Homeland Security to produce a full threat assessment and strategic plan addressing the growth, operations, and border activity of Tren de Aragua and other transnational criminal organizations.
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Border Security and Immigration
October 24, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Republican lawmakers have introduced legislation that would require all commercial truck drivers in the United States to pass a standardized English proficiency test before receiving a commercial driver’s license (CDL).
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Border Security and Immigration
October 23, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Rep. Pat Harrigan, R-N.C., is spearheading an effort to make English proficiency an enforceable prerequisite for commercial drivers in the wake of fatal crashes caused by illegal immigrants who skirted language requirements.
October 22, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10), alongside original cosponsors Rep. Troy Nehls (TX-22) and Rep. Bob Onder (MO-03), introduced the Standardized Assessment for Fluency in English for Drivers Act (SAFE Drivers Act), legislation to establish a uniform English proficiency test for all commercial driver's license applicants nationwide.
September 11, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) voted to pass H.R. 3486, the Stop Illegal Entry Act of 2025, legislation that delivers tough new penalties for individuals who illegally enter or reenter the United States after being deported.
July 2, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman Pat Harrigan (NC-10) voted to pass H.R.1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, landmark legislation that delivers the largest tax cut in American history, locks down the southern border, and restores fiscal and military strength after years of Democrat failure.