John Thune on Immigration

RepublicanSD

Immigration162 votes · 58.8/100 consistent

ExpansiveRestrictive

238 roll calls on this member’s record are tagged Immigration. 162 of them counted toward the score above: 39 toward “Expansive” and 123 toward “Restrictive”.

The other 76 did not count: 75 were roll calls whose direction on this issue could not be read confidently — mostly procedural motions — and 1 was one they did not cast a yea or nay on. They are listed below anyway, marked as not scored, because a filtered list of votes is not a voting record.

Date	What was voted on	Voted	Counted as
2026-06-16	A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Executive Office for Immigration Review relating to "Appellate Procedures for the Board of Immigration Appeals".S.J.Res. 190 · 119th Congress · On the Motion to Proceed	Nay	Direction not readable
2026-06-05	An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.S. 2 · 119th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Direction not readable
2026-06-05	To provide for limitations on judgments, awards, and compromise settlements under section 1304 of title 31, United States Code.S. 2 · 119th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2026-06-05	To prohibit the use of funds to provide payments to certain individuals.S. 2 · 119th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2026-06-05	To appropriate amounts for local law enforcement hiring programs.S. 2 · 119th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2026-06-05	To provide compensation to law enforcement officers who defended the United States Capitol during the events that occurred at or near the United States Capitol on January 6, 2021, and for other purposes.S. 2 · 119th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2026-06-05	To prohibit the Department of Justice from using taxpayer funds to make settlement payments to individuals convicted of assaulting law enforcement officers on January 6, 2021.S. 2 · 119th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2026-06-05	To make appropriations for transparency and accountability.S. 2 · 119th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2026-06-05	To make funds available for the timely adjudication of DACA renewal applications.S. 2 · 119th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Restrictive
2026-06-05	To rescind unobligated balances under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.S. 2 · 119th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2026-06-05	To transfer amounts for youth mentoring programs of the Department of Justice.S. 2 · 119th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2026-06-05	An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.S. 2 · 119th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2026-06-05	To repurpose funds previously appropriated for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement for the timely processing of DACA applications and related employment authorization documents and to prohibit the use of funds to arrest, detain, deport, or remove DACA recipients.S. 2 · 119th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Restrictive
2026-06-05	To ensure only citizens are registered to vote in elections for Federal office, and to require voters to provide photo identification.S. 2 · 119th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Direction not readable
2026-06-04	To support the work performed by the Immigration Detention Ombudsman.S. 2 · 119th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Restrictive
2026-06-04	To redirect funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement to the Child Care and Development Block Grant program.S. 2 · 119th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Restrictive
2026-06-04	To place reasonable limits on contributions to Super PACs which make independent expenditures.S. 2 · 119th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2026-06-04	An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.S. 2 · 119th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2026-06-04	To make appropriations for the conduct of inspections of the Delaney Hall Detention Facility.S. 2 · 119th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2026-06-04	To prohibit the distribution of Federal funds to individuals convicted of certain crimes.S. 2 · 119th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2026-06-04	To ensure only citizens are registered to vote in elections for Federal office, and to require voters to provide photo identification, and for other purposes.S. 2 · 119th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Direction not readable
2026-06-04	To prohibit an individual from acting as Director of National Intelligence if such individual is simultaneously serving as the head of any other Federal department or agency.S. 2 · 119th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2026-06-04	To help build 7,000,000 new homes.S. 2 · 119th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2026-06-04	An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.S. 2 · 119th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2026-06-04	To provide funding for the HOME Investment Partnerships program.S. 2 · 119th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2026-06-04	To provide a clarification relating to, and to prohibit the use of funds for, the White House Ballroom.S. 2 · 119th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2026-06-04	To reallocate funds that would have been used for the Anti-Weaponization Fund to fraud enforcement.S. 2 · 119th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2026-06-04	An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.S. 2 · 119th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2026-06-03	An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33.S. 2 · 119th Congress · On the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Direction not readable
2026-04-29	A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services relating to "Removal of the Automatic Extension of Employment Authorization Documents".S.J.Res. 99 · 119th Congress · On the Motion to Proceed	Nay	Restrictive
2026-04-23	To reduce new budget authority for functions 150, 250, 500, and 600 in order to offset $70,000,000,000 of new spending by cutting $45,000,000,000 of foreign aid, eliminating $5,000,000,000 in refugee spending, cutting $16,000,000,000 from the Department of Education, and cutting $4,000,000,000 of National Science Foundation funding.S.Con.Res. 33 · 119th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Expansive
2026-04-22	To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to the apprehension and deportation of adult illegal aliens convicted of rape, murder, or sexual abuse of a minor after illegally entering the United States.S.Con.Res. 33 · 119th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Restrictive
2026-01-30	To rescind certain amounts appropriated for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and certain changes to Medicaid.H.R. 7148 · 119th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Restrictive
2026-01-30	To strike the earmark for the Community and Training Center by the New Immigrant Community Empowerment.H.R. 7148 · 119th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Restrictive
2026-01-30	To eliminate funding for refugee and entrant assistance.H.R. 7148 · 119th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Expansive
2025-07-15	Joseph Edlow, of Maryland, to be Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland SecurityPN2615 · 119th Congress · On the Nomination	Yea	Direction not readable
2025-07-15	Joseph Edlow, of Maryland, to be Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland SecurityPN2615 · 119th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Direction not readable
2025-06-30	To prohibit Federal financial participation under Medicaid and CHIP for individuals without verified citizenship, nationality, or satisfactory immigration status.H.R. 1 · 119th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Restrictive
2025-01-20	A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.S. 5 · 119th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Restrictive
2025-01-20	To include crimes resulting in death or serious bodily injury to the list of offenses that, if committed by an inadmissible alien, require mandatory detention.S. 5 · 119th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Restrictive
2025-01-17	A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.S. 5 · 119th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Restrictive
2025-01-15	To strike the section that authorizes State attorneys general to sue Federal immigration authorities for alleged violations relating to the detention of aliens.S. 5 · 119th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Expansive
2025-01-15	To expand the list of criminal offenses that subject inadmissible aliens to mandatory detention.S. 5 · 119th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Restrictive
2025-01-13	A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.S. 5 · 119th Congress · On the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Restrictive
2025-01-09	A bill to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes.S. 5 · 119th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Restrictive
2024-05-23	A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for border security and combatting fentanyl for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes.S. 4361 · 118th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Nay	Expansive
2023-05-17	A joint resolution disapproving of the rule submitted by the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Public Charge Ground of Inadmissibility".S.J.Res. 18 · 118th Congress · On the Joint Resolution	Yea	Restrictive
2022-12-22	To appropriate amounts for the Executive Office for Immigration Review, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, refugee and entrant assistance, and other Federal agencies.H.R. 2617 · 117th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Direction not readable
2022-05-26	A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security relating to "Procedures for Credible Fear Screening and Consideration of Asylum, Withholding of Removal, and CAT Protection Claims by Asylum Officers".S.J.Res. 46 · 117th Congress · On the Joint Resolution	Yea	Restrictive
2021-09-30	To modify the immigration benefits for which certain Afghan nationals are eligible.H.R. 5305 · 117th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2021-08-10	To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to immigration enforcement and addressing the humanitarian crisis at the southern border.S.Con.Res. 14 · 117th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Restrictive
2021-08-04	To prohibit the cancellation of contracts for physical barriers and other border security measures for which funds already have been obligated and for which penalties will be incurred in the case of such cancellation and prohibiting the use of funds for payment of such penalties.H.R. 3684 · 117th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Restrictive
2021-07-30	Ur Mendoza Jaddou, of California, to be Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland SecurityPN369 · 117th Congress · On the Nomination	Nay	Restrictive
2021-07-30	Ur Mendoza Jaddou, of California, to be Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland SecurityPN369 · 117th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Nay	Restrictive
2021-05-20	To prohibit the cancellation of contracts for physical barriers and other border security measures for which funds already have been obligated and for which penalties will be incurred in the case of such cancellation and prohibiting the use of funds for payment of such penalties.S. 1260 · 117th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Restrictive
2021-02-05	To amend the reconciliation instructions for certain committees to fund border security and to ensure the enforcement of all immigration laws.S.Con.Res. 5 · 117th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Restrictive
2021-02-05	To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund relating to protecting American taxpayers and the border, which may include prohibiting the cancellation of contracts for physical barriers and other border security measures for which funds already have been obligated and for which penalties will be incurred in the case of such cancellation and prohibiting the use of funds for payment of such penalties.S.Con.Res. 5 · 117th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Restrictive
2019-10-17	A joint resolution relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019.S.J.Res. 54 · 116th Congress · On Overriding the Veto	Nay	Restrictive
2019-09-25	A joint resolution relating to a national emergency declared by the President of February 15, 2019.S.J.Res. 54 · 116th Congress · On the Joint Resolution	Nay	Restrictive
2019-06-26	A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes.H.R. 3401 · 116th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Yea	Direction not readable
2019-06-26	In the nature of a substitute.H.R. 3401 · 116th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2019-06-26	To rescind $4,586,000,000 from foreign assistance and exchange programs.H.R. 3401 · 116th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Yea	Direction not readable
2019-06-26	A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes.H.R. 3401 · 116th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Nay	Direction not readable
2019-03-14	A joint resolution relating to a national emergency declared by the President on February 15, 2019.H.J.Res. 46 · 116th Congress · On the Joint Resolution	Nay	Restrictive
2018-02-15	To provide relief from removal and adjustment of status of certain individuals who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States before reaching the age of 18, improve border security, foster United States engagement in Central America, and for other purposes.H.R. 2579 · 115th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Nay	Restrictive
2017-10-05	Lee Francis Cissna, of Maryland, to be Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland SecurityPN352 · 115th Congress · On the Nomination	Yea	Direction not readable
2017-10-05	Lee Francis Cissna, of Maryland, to be Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland SecurityPN352 · 115th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Direction not readable
2016-07-06	A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for individuals who illegally reenter the United States after being removed and for other purposes.S. 2193 · 114th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Restrictive
2016-07-06	A bill to ensure that State and local law enforcement may cooperate with Federal officials to protect our communities from violent criminals and suspected terrorists who are illegally present in the United States.S. 3100 · 114th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Restrictive
2016-01-20	A bill to require that supplemental certifications and background investigations be completed prior to the admission of certain aliens as refugees, and for other purposes.H.R. 4038 · 114th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Yea	Restrictive
2015-12-03	To prevent the entry of extremists into the United States under the refugee program, and for other purposes.H.R. 3762 · 114th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Expansive
2015-10-20	A bill to hold sanctuary jurisdictions accountable for defying Federal law, to increase penalties for individuals who illegally reenter the United States after being removed, and to provide liability protection for State and local law enforcement who cooperate with Federal law enforcement and for other purposes.S. 2146 · 114th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Restrictive
2015-02-27	A bill to prohibit funds from being used to carry out certain Executive actions related to immigration and for other purposes.S. 534 · 114th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Restrictive
2014-06-24	Leon Rodriguez, of Maryland, to be Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland SecurityPN1298 · 113th Congress · On the Nomination	Nay	Direction not readable
2014-06-24	Leon Rodriguez, of Maryland, to be Director of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland SecurityPN1298 · 113th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Nay	Direction not readable
2013-06-27	A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.S. 744 · 113th Congress · On Passage of the Bill	Nay	Restrictive
2013-06-27	A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.S. 744 · 113th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Nay	Restrictive
2013-06-27	A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.S. 744 · 113th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Restrictive
2013-06-26	A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.S. 744 · 113th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Nay	Restrictive
2013-06-26	To strengthen border security and enforcement.S. 744 · 113th Congress · On the Amendment	Nay	Expansive
2013-06-26	A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.S. 744 · 113th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Restrictive
2013-06-24	To strengthen border security and enforcement.S. 744 · 113th Congress · On the Cloture Motion	Nay	Expansive
2013-06-20	Requiring Enforcement, Security and safety while Upgrading Lawful Trade and travel Simultaneously (RESULTS).S. 744 · 113th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Restrictive
2013-06-19	To include a representative from the Southwestern State of Nevada on the Southern Border Security Commission.S. 744 · 113th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2013-06-19	To require fast-track congressional approval when the Secretary of Homeland Security notifies Congress of the implementation of the border security strategies and certifies that the strategies are substantially operational.S. 744 · 113th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Restrictive
2013-06-19	To provide for common sense limitations on salaries for contractor executives and employees involved in border security.S. 744 · 113th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2013-06-19	To provide for enhanced border security, including strong border security metrics and congressional votes on border security and for other purposes.S. 744 · 113th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Restrictive
2013-06-18	To modify the Border Oversight Task Force to include tribal government officials.S. 744 · 113th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Direction not readable
2013-06-18	To prohibit the temporary grant of legal status to, or adjustment to citizenship status of, any individual who is unlawfully present in the United States until the Secretary of Homeland Security certifies that the US-VISIT System (a biometric border check-in and check-out system first required by Congress in 1996) has been fully implemented at every land, sea, and airport of entry and Congress passes a joint resolution, under fast track procedures, stating that such integrated entry and exit data system has been sufficiently implemented.S. 744 · 113th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Restrictive
2013-06-18	To require the completion of the 350 miles of reinforced, double-layered fencing described in section 102(b)(1)(A) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 before registered provisional immigrant status may be granted and to require the completion of 700 miles of such fencing before the status of registered provisional immigrants may be adjusted to permanent resident status.S. 744 · 113th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Restrictive
2013-06-13	To prohibit the granting of registered provisional immigrant status until the Secretary has maintained effective control of the borders for 6 months.S. 744 · 113th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Restrictive
2013-06-11	A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.S. 744 · 113th Congress · On the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Expansive
2013-06-11	A bill to provide for comprehensive immigration reform and for other purposes.S. 744 · 113th Congress · On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed	Yea	Expansive
2010-12-09	A bill to authorize the cancellation of removal and adjustment of status of certain alien students who are long-term United States residents and who entered the United States as children and for other purposes.S. 3992 · 111th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Expansive
2010-05-27	To make appropriations to improve border security, with an offset from unobligated appropriations under division A of Public Law 111-5.H.R. 4899 · 111th Congress · On the Motion	Yea	Restrictive
2009-10-07	To prohibit funds from being used in contravention of section 642(a) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996.H.R. 2847 · 111th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Restrictive
2009-07-08	To make the pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation for aliens permanent and to improve verification of immigration status of employees.H.R. 2892 · 111th Congress · On the Motion	Nay	Expansive
2009-03-10	To extend the pilot program for employment eligibility confirmation established in title IV of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1966 for 6 years.H.R. 1105 · 111th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Restrictive
2008-03-13	To create a reserve fund to ensure that Federal assistance does not go to sanctuary cities that ignore the immigration laws of the United States and create safe havens for illegal aliens and potential terrorists.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the Motion to Table	Nay	Restrictive
2008-03-13	To establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund for border security, immigration enforcement, and criminal alien removal programs.S.Con.Res. 70 · 110th Congress · On the Amendment	Yea	Restrictive

Sorted newest first. “Counted as” is which end of the Expansive / Restrictive axis the vote moved this member toward, using the direction recorded for this issue on that roll call. Open any row to see the full measure, the tally, and the reason that direction was assigned.