Don Bacon said ICE and Border Patrol need to be reined in. He then voted for $38.5 billion for ICE with no mask or ID rules.
- 27 MAR 2026SAID
- 9 JUN 2026≠ VOTED
≠ What he said about reining in ICE and the bill he voted for don’t match
1 · SAID · 27 MAR 2026
“I have a couple of instances in Omaha where people were in Omaha legally with legal work permits and were detained and were in the process of being deported until we intervened. And so I do. We do need to rein in ICE and Border Patrol.”
On CNN, as posted by his office. Same interview: “There's things that I think that we could agree on where we could fully fund ICE and Border Patrol, too.”
2 · ≠ VOTED · 9 JUN 2026
| Bill | S. 2, Secure America Act |
|---|---|
| Question | On passage |
| Result | Passed 214–212 |
| Bacon | AYE |
| ICE money | $38.5B through Sept. 2029 (Sec. 102 + Sec. 202) |
| Mask rule | None in the text |
DID THEY EXPLAIN? NOT THAT WE FOUND
We found no public explanation of his vote on S. 2 (his website and news search, checked 21 Oct 2026).
HOW WE CHECKED THIS
The quotes were transcribed from the CNN segment his office posted and cut at sentence boundaries. The roll call was read on clerk.house.gov and the bill text on govinfo on 21 Oct 2026. In the same interview he said he wanted ICE and Border Patrol fully funded. Spot an error? Tell us, and we’ll correct it in public.