Immigration & Border Solutions
Rep. Vasquez is a first-generation Mexican-American who has lived on both sides of the border. Throughout his time in Congress he has championed legislation to keep our border secure, crack down on cartels in our communities, and reform a broken immigration system. Vasquez has spent countless hours in New Mexico’s borderlands — traversing the terrain on horseback, hiking through the Animas Mountains, and hearing directly from Border Patrol officials — allowing him to bring experience to Congress that few other elected officials can.
He knows that both parties have gotten immigration wrong for far too long, and he is proud to be leading the country forward with his commonsense New American Immigration Plan to supercharge our economy, protect American jobs, secure the border, and expand pathways to legal residency in a safe, humane, and cost-effective way.
His efforts to increase border security, improve the economy, and fix our broken immigration system include:
Border Security
- Led border members in a letter to DHS to advocate for real solutions to secure our borders, improve our immigration system, and uphold American values.
- Introduced bipartisan package of bills to combat cartels, including the Stop Coyotes Act and the No More Narcos Act. Both bills are supported by the Sunland Park Police Department and Las Cruces Police Department.
- Cosponsored the BEST Facilitation Act and the Advanced Border Coordination Act two bipartisan, commonsense solutions to enhance U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) cargo scanning capabilities at points of entry and improved coordination between law enforcement agencies at the southern border.
Fixing Our Broken Immigration Systems
- Introduced the Humane Accountability Act to increase transparency on detention and removals, increase oversight of detention centers, and protect constitutional rights.
- Introduced the Strengthening Our Workforce Act to provide non-citizens who pass a background check, pay a fee, and work in critical sectors — including agriculture, health care, and emergency workers — a path to lawful permanent status, bringing much-needed stability for workers who make up the backbone of the American economy.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – On March 19, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) called for a vote to fund the TSA, FEMA, Coast Guard, and other Department of Homeland Security (DHS) agencies not associated with the Administration’s mass raids and deportation campaign that have resulted in the arrest, detainment, and death of American citizens.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On March 5, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) released the following statement in response to the Administration’s removal of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, effective March 31, 2026:
LAS CRUCES, N.M. – On February 6, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) visited La Piñon Sexual Assault Recovery Services in Las Cruces, where he met with the Executive Director, program directors, and other staff. During the visit, La Piñon staff reported that the Administration’s actions and current political climate have eroded community trust, causing a 50% drop in local residents seeking their services — particularly in southern Doña Ana County.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On February 3, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) released this statement following his vote to reject a DHS funding proposal that would give the agency more money without oversight, reforms, or guardrails.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On January 28, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) called on the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to provide immediate transparency and answers following a historic surge in deaths of individuals held in ICE custody.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On January 21, 2026, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) released the following statement ahead of his vote opposing the FY26 Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On January 6, 2025, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) was notified by U.S. Customs and Border Protection that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) had awarded a $1.6 billion dollar contract to Fisher Sand & Gravel Co. to construct a 49-mile border wall in an incredibly remote stretch of New Mexico’s Bootheel in Hidalgo County.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a year marked by partisan gridlock and politics, U.S. Representative Gabe Vasquez (NM-02) managed to put common sense over D.C. dysfunction to deliver big, bipartisan wins for New Mexicans.
In 2025, seven of Rep. Vasquez’s bipartisan bills were signed into law by President Trump, including:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – On December 10, 2025, U.S.