Rep. Ashley Hinson has consistently supported reforms to expand and streamline legal immigration, especially advocating for improvements to visa programs like H-1B and Conrad 30 to address workforce shortages in sectors such as health care (Telegraph Herald, Globe Gazette).
Hinson opposes broad pathways to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, having voted against multiple bills that would grant such pathways to DREAMers and agricultural workers, citing concerns these efforts go "too far" and could encourage illegal crossings (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, Des Moines Register).
She supports targeted legislative solutions for DACA recipients, publicly endorsing a "DACA fix" that allows eligible children brought to the U.S. as minors to remain, and has co-sponsored related bipartisan bills like the America's Children Act (Des Moines Register, Iowa City Press-Citizen).
Hinson has introduced and supported legislation focused on enforcement, including bills to increase migrant data reporting and allow child fingerprinting at the border to combat trafficking, and has backed the Secure the Border Act (HR2) to increase enforcement and resume border wall construction (Globe Gazette, Des Moines Register).
She has opposed settlement payments for families separated at the border, leading GOP opposition to the proposal, and has argued for the Biden administration to reinstate some Trump-era immigration policies (Gazette, Telegraph Herald).
Potential vulnerability: Hinson’s nuanced positions—such as supporting a legislative fix for DACA but voting against broader citizenship pathways—could draw criticism from both immigration reform advocates and hardline opponents, potentially reflecting a political balancing act (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier).
December 2021: Ashley Hinson Claimed She Led Opposition To Proposed Settlement Payments For Migrant Families According to The Gazette, "U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson tweeted Dec. 28: 'This year I helped lead the charge against the Administration's proposal to pay some illegal immigrants $450,000 after they broke our laws.'" [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/10/22]
Ashley Hinson Co-Sponsored Legislation To Prohibit Settlement Payments To Migrants According to The Gazette, "Hinson joined more than 180 other House Republicans who co-sponsored legislation that would prohibit the settlement payments to the immigrants." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/10/22]
2024: Hinson Discussed Immigration Reform For Health Care Workforce Shortages According to Telegraph Herald, "Hinson said immigration reform is one avenue for relief in the health care sector she wants to pursue, particularly in the federal H-1B visas offered to immigrants whose professional expertise satisfies needs in specific trades or specialties. Currently, those visas are allotted to states by population, which means most go to large urban areas." [Telegraph Herald: Web Edition Articles (Dubuque, Iowa), 10/2/24]
2024: Hinson Said Divided Congress Was Unlikely To Pass Immigration Reform According to Telegraph Herald, "After the event in Manchester, however, Hinson told reporters that the currently divided Congress — with Republicans controlling the House of Representatives and Democrats controlling the Senate — was unlikely to pass such immigration reform, which has bipartisan support." [Telegraph Herald: Web Edition Articles (Dubuque, Iowa), 10/2/24]
2024: Hinson Advocated Immigration Reform For Health Care Workforce Relief According to Telegraph Herald, "Hinson said immigration reform is one avenue for relief in the health care sector she wants to pursue, particularly in the federal H-1B visas offered to immigrants whose professional expertise satisfies needs in specific trades or specialties." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 10/2/24]
October 2024: Hinson Noted Congressional Gridlock On Immigration Visa Reform According to Telegraph Herald, "After the event in Manchester, however, Hinson told reporters that the currently divided Congress [...] was unlikely to pass such immigration reform, which has bipartisan support." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 10/2/24]
2024: Hinson Explained Rejection Of Bipartisan Border Deal According to Telegraph Herald, "Hinson said the bipartisan bill was dropped because it still allowed some number of illegal border crossings in a given timeframe before the president could close the border altogether — a measure accepted by Senate Republicans when negotiating the deal with Biden and Senate Democrats." [Telegraph Herald: Web Edition Articles (Dubuque, Iowa), 10/16/24]
2024: Hinson Opposed Bipartisan Senate Border Deal Over Lack Of Mandatory Border Closure According to Globe Gazette, 'Hinson said she opposed the Senate deal because it would not mandate a border closure until Border Patrol reached a seven-day average of 5,000 or more border encounters, or if the number exceeded 8,500 in a single day.' [Globe Gazette, 10/21/24]
2024: Hinson Opposed Senate’s Bipartisan Border Deal Over Trigger Threshold According to Telegraph Herald, 'Hinson said she opposed the Senate's bipartisan border and immigration deal because it would not mandate a border closure until Border Patrol reached a seven-day average of 5,000 or more border encounters, or if the number exceeded 8,500 in a single day.' [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 10/26/24]
November 2024: Hinson Called For Legal Workforce Visa Discussion Separate From Illegal Immigration According to Daily Nonpareil, 'Hinson said "I'm hopeful that that is the priority. And then we can have a conversation about workforce, because I do think that's a conversation that needs to be had around legal workforce visas. That's a completely separate conversation, as far as I'm concerned, from illegal immigration."' [Daily Nonpareil, 11/23/24]
Hinson Co-Sponsored The America's Children Act Addressing DACA Aging Out According to Des Moines Register, "Hinson has co-sponsored the America's Children Act, which would have resolved the DACA program's problem of aging out recipients and losing their legal status. She said Friday she doesn't think that's fair and fixing this issue is a priority for her in the bigger conversation about legal immigration reform in Congress." [Des Moines Register (Iowa), 11/25/24]
Hinson Co-Sponsored America's Children Act To Address DACA 'Aging Out' Issue According to Iowa City Press-Citizen, "Hinson has co-sponsored the America's Children Act, which would have resolved the DACA program's problem of aging out recipients and losing their legal status. She said Friday she doesn't think that's fair and fixing this issue is a priority for her in the bigger conversation about legal immigration reform in Congress." [Iowa City Press-Citizen, 11/26/24]
December 2024: Hinson Stated Workforce Visa Reform Should Be Separate From Illegal Immigration Discussion According to Daily Nonpareil, "I'm hopeful that that is the priority. And then we can have a conversation about workforce, because I do think that's a conversation that needs to be had around legal workforce visas," Hinson said. "That's a completely separate conversation, as far as I'm concerned, from illegal immigration." [Daily Nonpareil, 12/2/24]
Ashley Hinson Advocated Separate Discussion On Legal Workforce Visas In 2024 According to Daily Nonpareil, 'I'm hopeful that that is the priority. And then we can have a conversation about workforce, because I do think that's a conversation that needs to be had around legal workforce visas,' Hinson said. 'That's a completely separate conversation, as far as I'm concerned, from illegal immigration.' [Daily Nonpareil, 12/3/24]
Ashley Hinson Spoke At Garnavillo Mini Mart On Immigration And Small Business Regulation In January 2025 According to Telegraph Herald, "U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, visited Garnavillo Mini Mart in Clayton County on Friday and discussed her hopes for visa reform and small-business regulation changes with the business's immigrant owners." [Telegraph Herald: Web Edition Articles (Dubuque, Iowa), 1/11/25]
Ashley Hinson Supported Immigration Visa Reforms Since First Congressional Campaign According to Telegraph Herald, "Hinson, who has regularly spoken of spouses of her sister and cousin, who legally immigrated through the visa program, has supported reforms to simplify and expand immigration visas since first running for Congress." [Telegraph Herald: Web Edition Articles (Dubuque, Iowa), 1/11/25]
January 2025: Ashley Hinson Discussed Visa Reform And Small-Business Regulation With Immigrant Business Owners In Garnavillo According to Telegraph Herald, "U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, visited Garnavillo Mini Mart in Clayton County on Friday and discussed her hopes for visa reform and small-business regulation changes with the business's immigrant owners." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 1/11/25]
2021-2025: Ashley Hinson Supported Simplifying And Expanding Immigration Visas According to Telegraph Herald, "Hinson, who has regularly spoken of her in-laws who went through the visa program, has supported reforms to simplify and expand immigration visas since first running for Congress." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 1/11/25]
2025: Hinson Highlighted Passage Of Laken Riley Act On Immigration According to Des Moines Register, 'President Trump is committed to executing on that, already has in just one week in office, and we have as well in the House by passing the Laken Riley Act, so we are following through on our promises, so promises made promises kept, and we have a lot of work to do,' Hinson said. Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law Wednesday. [Des Moines Register, 2/2/25]
April 2025: Hinson Advocated For Comprehensive Immigration Reform And Self-Deportation According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (Iowa), "She addressed concerns about immigration, advocating for comprehensive reform and self-deportation for illegal immigrants." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (Iowa), 4/25/25]
Ashley Hinson Supported Clarifying Visa Programs To Fill Iowa Jobs According to Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), "She also wants to focus on clarifying visa programs to allow immigrants who follow rules easy access to jobs like those that need filling in Iowa." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 10/11/20]
January 2021: Hinson Called For Immigration Reform To Address Legal Immigration Barriers According to Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 'Any immigration reform should address the length of time and cost of legal immigration, she said.' [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/22/21]
January 2021: Hinson Criticized Biden's Immigration Approach As Partisan According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "I believe that there's been an incredibly partisan approach to immigration," Hinson said about Biden's plan, which includes a pathway to citizenship for undocumented residents. [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 1/23/21]
January 2021: Hinson Called For Addressing Legal Immigration Costs And Delays In Reform Efforts According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, any immigration reform should address the length of time and cost of legal immigration, she said. [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 1/23/21]
2021: Hinson Supported Bipartisan Immigration Reform, Including Work Visas For Farmworkers According to Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 'The 1st District congresswoman said she favors bipartisan immigration reform, such as work visas for farmworkers in places like Iowa.' [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 4/9/21]
April 2021: Ashley Hinson Supported Bipartisan Visa Reform And Workforce Solutions According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "She would favor bipartisan reforms, such as visa reform to help workforce issues in places like Iowa, and said she hopes Congress will 'stop kicking the can on this issue.'" [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 4/9/21]
April 2021: Hinson Favored Bipartisan Immigration Reforms Including Visa Reform According to Waterloo Courier (Iowa), "She said she would also favor bipartisan reforms, such as visa reform to help workforce issues in places like Iowa, and said she hoped Congress would 'stop kicking the can on this issue.'" [Waterloo Courier (Iowa), 4/9/21]
April 2021: Ashley Hinson Requested Staff To Compile Data On U.S. Visa Programs According to Telegraph Herald, "For her part, Hinson said she asked her staff to compile information on all the U.S.'s visa programs." [Telegraph Herald, 4/11/21]
April 2021: Ashley Hinson Identified Visa Reform As Bipartisan Opportunity According to Telegraph Herald, "'There is a lot of room to reform our visa programs,' she said. 'And I think that's something we could absolutely have common ground on. It is an opportunity for us, especially in a state like Iowa where we have workforce challenges. There's a great opportunity there to address that issue in a bipartisan way.'" [Telegraph Herald, 4/11/21]
May 2021: Hinson Asserted That Immigration Policy Should Resume Some Trump Policies According to Telegraph Herald, "Hinson stressed that resuming some immigration policies of former President Donald Trump that have been repealed by Biden would help provide time for Congress to address immigration reform more comprehensively." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 5/26/21]
2021: Letter Writer Mark Havlicek Credited Ashley Hinson With Introducing Legislation To Defund Harris' International Travel According to a letter to the editor published in Des Moines Register, "Hinson introduced legislation that would defund all of Harris' international travel until she visits the southern border and presents a plan for addressing the crisis. That's real leadership." [Letter to the Editor - Des Moines Register (Iowa), 6/4/21]
2021: Letter Writer Logun Buckley Criticized Ashley Hinson's Immigration Rhetoric and Legislation According to a letter to the editor published in Des Moines Register, "As Rep. Ashley Hinson's constituent, I'm disturbed by the inflammatory rhetoric and policy that she puts forth regarding immigration. Hinson's recently introduced legislation to restrict the Vice President's travel is a ridiculous waste of Hinson's time and our taxpayer dollars. Hinson has spent her time in Congress engaging in political theatre aimed at inciting prejudice and divisiveness." [Letter to the Editor - Des Moines Register, 6/7/21]
May 2021: Hinson Introduced Legislation To Block Harris’ International Travel Until Border Visit According to Gazette, "In May, Hinson introduced legislation in the Democratic-controlled House to block Harris from using taxpayer dollars to travel internationally before seeing the border crisis firsthand." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 6/25/21]
Hinson Completed 20-County Iowa Tour And Met With Legal Immigrants To Discuss Challenges According to Gazette, "Hinson recently concluded a 20-county tour of the 1st District that included a meeting in Cedar Rapids with people who immigrated legally. They told her about navigating the immigration process and problems they and their children face obtaining employment because of a green card backlog." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 6/25/21]
May 2021: Hinson Introduced Legislation To Block Harris' International Travel Before Border Visit According to Daily Nonpareil, 'In May, Hinson introduced legislation in the Democratic-controlled House to block Harris from using taxpayer dollars to travel internationally before seeing the border crisis firsthand.' [Daily Nonpareil, 6/25/21]
June 2021: Hinson Completed 20-County District Tour And Met Legal Immigrants According to Daily Nonpareil, 'Hinson recently concluded a 20-county tour of the 1st District that included a meeting in Cedar Rapids with people who immigrated legally. They told her about navigating the immigration process and problems they and their children face obtaining employment because of a green card backlog.' [Daily Nonpareil, 6/25/21]
2022: Ashley Hinson Supported Streamlining Pathways For Legal Immigration To Address Workforce Shortages According to Telegraph Herald, Hinson agreed that the U.S. should do more to streamline pathways to legal immigration to aid the workforce shortage. She said, "A comprehensive immigration package is a huge lift for Congress, but there are things we have bipartisan consensus on... That is the kind of targeted approach we need. ... They're not taking jobs from Americans. They're filling needed spots that American businesses need to grow and expand." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 10/10/22]
2023: Hinson Criticized Immigration Policy And Advocated Legal Reform According to Telegraph Herald, 'It's not like we can flip a switch on this overnight, which I know frustrates people,' she said. 'I have been an advocate for legal immigration reform since I first ran for Congress. I've been hearing about arbitrary caps on guest work visa programs from certain countries.' [Telegraph Herald: Web Edition Articles (Dubuque, Iowa), 2/15/23]
2023: Hinson Advocated For Legal Immigration Reform According to Telegraph Herald, '"I have been an advocate for legal immigration reform since I first ran for Congress. I've been hearing about arbitrary caps on guest work visa programs from certain countries."' [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 2/15/23]
February 2023: Hinson Advocated For Legal Immigration Reform And Adjustments To Guest Worker Visa Caps According to Manchester Press (Iowa), 'I've been an advocate of legal immigration reform since I got into Congress. I've been hearing some arbitrary caps on these guest worker visa programs from certain countries. That's something we need to look at. Those numbers are set and don't take into account the actual needs coming from our employers. That is something we can find agreement on.' [Manchester Press (Iowa), 2/22/23]
September 2023: Ashley Hinson Cosponsored Bill To Expand Conrad 30 Waiver For Doctors According to Globe Gazette, "Hinson is cosponsoring a bill that would expand immigration waivers [...] Hinson's bill would increase the number of doctors eligible for waivers to 100 if passed." [Globe Gazette, 9/7/23]
2023: Ashley Hinson Co-Sponsored A Bill To Expand The Conrad 30 Waiver Program For Doctors According to Globe Gazette, "Hinson is cosponsoring a bill that would expand immigration waivers. [...] Hinson's bill would increase the number of doctors eligible for waivers to 100 if passed." [Globe Gazette, 9/7/23]
October 2023: Hinson Supported Expanding Legal Immigration And Visa Programs According to Telegraph Herald, "Hinson agreed that legal immigration needs to expand but again said it was unlikely this Congress. 'I've been supportive of expanding our visa programs because I would much rather expand the legal process than to have a flow of illegal (immigration) that we can't sustain,' she said." [Telegraph Herald, 10/31/23]
Hinson Supported Expanding Legal Immigration and Visa Programs According to Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), "Hinson agreed that legal immigration needs to expand but again said it was unlikely this Congress. 'I've been supportive of expanding our visa programs because I would much rather expand the legal process than to have a flow of illegal (immigration) that we can't sustain,' she said." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 10/31/23]
November 2023: Hinson Introduced Bill Requiring Reporting On Migrant Sponsorships And Outcomes According to The Gazette, 'Another bill introduced this week by Hinson would require Human Services to issue reports on how many migrants are being let into the country to stay with sponsors at each point of entry, broken down by demographics and ethnicity. It would also mandate the reporting of data on how many migrants at those points of entry were placed into expedited removal, granted voluntary departure or other processes.' [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 12/1/23]
2023: Hinson Introduced Bill Requiring DHS Reporting On Migrant Sponsors And Outcomes According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 'Another bill introduced this week by Hinson would require Human Services to issue reports on how many migrants are being let into the country to stay with sponsors at each point of entry, broken down by demographics and ethnicity. It would also mandate the reporting of data on how many migrants at those points of entry were placed into expedited removal, granted voluntary departure or other processes.' [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 12/1/23]
November 2023: Hinson Introduced Bill Requiring Disclosure Of Migrant Sponsor And Removal Data According to Muscatine Journal (Iowa), "Another bill introduced this week by Hinson would require Human Services to issue reports on how many migrants are being let into the country to stay with sponsors at each point of entry, broken down by demographics and ethnicity. It would also mandate the reporting of data on how many migrants at those points of entry were placed into expedited removal, granted voluntary departure or other processes." [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 12/1/23]
2023: Ashley Hinson Introduced Bill To Authorize Fingerprinting Of Migrant Children Under 14 At Border According to Daily Nonpareil, "Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, of Marion, this week introduced two bills aimed at stemming the flow of migrants into the United States, including one that calls for fingerprinting children brought over U.S. border to crack down on human trafficking. The bill, Preventing the Recycling of Immigrants is Necessary for Trafficking Suspension (PRINTS) Act, would give Customs and Border Patrol agents the authority to take fingerprints of minors 14 and younger and remove the U.S. Attorney General's authority to waive fingerprinting requirements for those illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border." [Daily Nonpareil, 12/1/23]
2023: Ashley Hinson Introduced Bill Requiring Human Services To Report Migrant Release Data By Demographics According to Daily Nonpareil, 'Another bill introduced this week by Hinson would require Human Services to issue reports on how many migrants are being let into the country to stay with sponsors at each point of entry, broken down by demographics and ethnicity. It would also mandate the reporting of data on how many migrants at those points of entry were placed into expedited removal, granted voluntary departure or other processes.' [Daily Nonpareil, 12/1/23]
Ashley Hinson Introduced Bills Aimed To Stem Migrant Flow At Border In 2023 According to Globe Gazette, "U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, this week introduced two bills aimed at stemming the flow of migrants into the United States, including one that calls for fingerprinting children brought over U.S. border to crack down on human trafficking." [Globe Gazette, 12/1/23]
Hinson Proposed PRINTS Act To Allow Border Agents To Fingerprint Minors In 2023 According to Globe Gazette, "The bill, Preventing the Recycling of Immigrants is Necessary for Trafficking Suspension (PRINTS) Act, would give Customs and Border Patrol agents the authority to take fingerprints of minors 14 and younger and remove the U.S. Attorney General's authority to waive fingerprinting requirements for those illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border." [Globe Gazette, 12/1/23]
Ashley Hinson Introduced Bill Requiring Reporting On Migrant Placement And Outcomes In 2023 According to Globe Gazette, "Another bill introduced this week by Hinson would require Human Services to issue reports on how many migrants are being let into the country to stay with sponsors at each point of entry, broken down by demographics and ethnicity. It would also mandate the reporting of data on how many migrants at those points of entry were placed into expedited removal, granted voluntary departure or other processes." [Globe Gazette, 12/1/23]
December 2023: Ashley Hinson Introduced Bills Targeting Border Child Fingerprinting And Migrant Reporting According to Sioux City Journal, "Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, of Marion, this week introduced two bills aimed at stemming the flow of migrants into the United States, including one that calls for fingerprinting children brought over U.S. border to crack down on human trafficking." [Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 12/1/23]
Hinson's PRINTS Act Would Authorize Border Patrol To Fingerprint Minors 14 And Younger According to Sioux City Journal, "The bill, Preventing the Recycling of Immigrants is Necessary for Trafficking Suspension (PRINTS) Act, would give Customs and Border Patrol agents the authority to take fingerprints of minors 14 and younger and remove the U.S. Attorney General's authority to waive fingerprinting requirements for those illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border." [Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 12/1/23]
Hinson's Office Stated Fingerprinting Would Reduce Misidentification Of Migrant Children According to Sioux City Journal, '"Empowering U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents to fingerprint noncitizens under 14 years of age would allow them to identify victims of child recycling when they are trafficked across the border and reduce misidentification of unaccompanied migrant children released to sponsors in the U.S.," Hinson's office said in an email.' [Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 12/1/23]
Hinson Introduced Bill Requiring Reports On Migrant Release And Demographics At Entry Points According to Sioux City Journal, 'Another bill introduced this week by Hinson would require Human Services to issue reports on how many migrants are being let into the country to stay with sponsors at each point of entry, broken down by demographics and ethnicity.' [Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 12/1/23]
December 2023: Ashley Hinson Introduced PRINTS Act To Authorize Fingerprinting Of Minors At Border According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, of Marion, this week introduced two bills aimed at stemming the flow of migrants into the United States, including one that calls for fingerprinting children brought over U.S. border to crack down on human trafficking. The bill, Preventing the Recycling of Immigrants is Necessary for Trafficking Suspension (PRINTS) Act, would give Customs and Border Patrol agents the authority to take fingerprints of minors 14 and younger and remove the U.S. Attorney General's authority to waive fingerprinting requirements for those illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 12/3/23]
December 2023: Hinson Claimed PRINTS Act Would Combat Child Trafficking And Recycling At Border According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Hinson and the bill's supporters [...] argue it would crack down on child trafficking as well as 'child recycling,' which refers to bad actors bringing children with them across the border multiple times and falsely claiming them as a relative to appear as a family unit." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 12/3/23]
December 2023: Hinson Introduced Bill Requiring Human Services To Report Migrant Demographics And Outcomes According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Another bill introduced this week by Hinson would require Human Services to issue reports on how many migrants are being let into the country to stay with sponsors at each point of entry, broken down by demographics and ethnicity. It would also mandate the reporting of data on how many migrants at those points of entry were placed into expedited removal, granted voluntary departure or other processes." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 12/3/23]
November 2021: Ashley Hinson Expressed Disturbance At Reports Of Settlement Payments To Migrant Families According to The Gazette, "In it [the opinion piece], Hinson said she was 'disturbed, but frankly unsurprised' to learn the Biden administration 'has a plan in the works to pay individuals who tried to enter our country illegally $450,000 each.'" [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/10/22]
Ashley Hinson Did Not Mention Purpose Of Payments In Public Statements About Proposed Settlements To Migrant Families According to The Gazette, "Hinson does not mention in her opinion piece what the payouts would be for, and the only hyperlinks in the online story go to the Times' collection of other stories about the Biden administration." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/10/22]
Ashley Hinson's Staff Confirmed Reference To October 2021 Settlement Discussions According to The Gazette, "Hinson's staff told the Fact Checker she was referring to discussions underway in late October, and reported Oct. 28 by the Wall Street Journal, for the U.S. Justice Department to offer settlements of as much as $450,000 to people who filed lawsuits over children being separated from their families at the U.S. border with Mexico during President Donald Trump's administration." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/10/22]
December 2021: Ashley Hinson Stated Administration 'Backed Down' On Proposed Payments According to The Gazette, '"The Admin backed down, but I'll continue holding them accountable for policies that put Americans & Iowans last," Hinson tweeted.' [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/10/22]
April 2025: Hinson Addressed Immigration Policy And Asylum Claims According to Globe Gazette, Hinson said, "We need to make sure that people who have legitimate asylum claims in the United States, that those are processed and handled effectively and properly vetted." [Globe Gazette, 4/24/25]
September 2020: Ashley Hinson Criticized Abby Finkenauer For Voting Against 2018 Iowa "Sanctuary Cities" Bill According to Gazette, "Hinson then took aim at her opponent's voting record on legislation pertaining to local governments' enforcement of federal immigration law. 'In the legislature, I voted against sanctuary cities because I want to protect our communities. Congresswoman Finkenauer voted for sanctuary cities in the Iowa house,' Hinson wrote." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 10/5/20]
2021: Hinson Criticized Biden's Immigration Policies And Provided Border Visit Commentary According to Gazette, "She called Biden's rhetoric 'music to the ears of the cartels and the drug smugglers.' During her recent visit to the border, she said officials told her cartels are making $11 million a week smuggling people into the United States." [Gazette, 4/16/21]
May 2021: Hinson Opposed Family Separation Policy At The Border According to Telegraph Herald, 'Hinson clarified that she also opposed that particular policy. "I think it's abhorrent that babies would be separated from parents," she said. "I don't agree with that either."' [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 5/26/21]
Hinson Reported Constituents’ Fears Over Deportation Amid Green Card Backlog According to Gazette, "Much of the discussion centered on challenges they feel in employment because of a green card backlog as well as fear of deportation 'as they see people coming across the border illegally and being given a pat,' she said." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 6/25/21]
December 2023: Hinson Cited NYT Report On Unreachable Migrant Children Released To Sponsors According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "The New York Times reported this year that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services could not reach more than 85,000 children released to sponsors, subjecting these children to exploitation, abuse and forced labor, Hinson's office said. Overall, the department lost immediate contact with a third of migrant children, the Times reported." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 12/3/23]
October 2021: Hinson Supported Expanding Temporary Worker Visas According to Telegraph Herald, 'Hinson said she believes increasing the number of visas for temporary workers is "a great opportunity" to address workforce issues.' [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 10/19/21]
October 2021: Hinson Supported Increasing Visas For Temporary Workers According to Telegraph Herald, "Hinson said she believes increasing the number of visas for temporary workers is 'a great opportunity' to address workforce issues. 'While I believe that we need to disincentivize illegal immigration at the border. We need to incentivize legal immigration,' she said." [Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA), 10/19/21]
April 2025: Hinson Advocated For Comprehensive Immigration Reform And Self-Deportation According to Daily Nonpareil, "She addressed concerns about immigration, advocating for comprehensive reform and self-deportation for illegal immigrants." [Daily Nonpareil (Council Bluffs, Iowa), 4/24/25]
April 2025: Hinson Advocated Immigration Reform And Self-Deportation According to Muscatine Journal, "She addressed concerns about immigration, advocating for comprehensive reform and self-deportation for illegal immigrants." [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 4/24/25]
April 2025: Hinson Warned That Giving All Migrants Individual Hearings Would Be Impractical According to Muscatine Journal, "Look, we've got so many (pending immigration cases) that if we had every single one of these people have an individual hearing, it would take 100 years," she said. [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 4/24/25]
April 2025: Ashley Hinson Advocated Comprehensive Immigration Reform And Self-Deportation According to Sioux City Journal, "She addressed concerns about immigration, advocating for comprehensive reform and self-deportation for illegal immigrants." [Sioux City Journal (Iowa), 4/24/25]
April 2025: Hinson Blamed Biden Administration for Immigration Court Backlog According to Des Moines Register, "Hinson blamed the Biden administration for creating a backlog of people who came to the country illegally, and she said she's not sure whether there are enough resources to dedicate to those hearings." [Des Moines Register (Iowa), 4/25/25]
April 2025: Hinson Stated Logistical Barriers to Providing Individual Hearings for All Deportation Cases According to Des Moines Register, '"Look, we've got so many that if we had every single one of these people have an individual hearing it would take 100 years," Hinson said, drawing a fresh round of outrage from the crowd.' [Des Moines Register (Iowa), 4/25/25]
April 2025: Hinson Advocated For Comprehensive Immigration Reform And Self-Deportation According to Daily Nonpareil, "She addressed concerns about immigration, advocating for comprehensive reform and self-deportation for illegal immigrants." [Daily Nonpareil, 4/26/25]
April 2025: Hinson Cited Biden Administration’s CBP One App As Creating Backlog According to Daily Nonpareil, "Hinson invoked the wave of border crossings under former President Joe Biden, and said the Biden administration's U.S. Customs and Border Protection One app ... created a significant backlog of people who came to the country illegally, and she said she's not sure whether there are enough resources to dedicate to those hearings." [Daily Nonpareil, 4/26/25]
April 2025: Hinson Opposed Individual Hearings For All Immigration Cases Due To Backlog According to Daily Nonpareil, "But having individual hearings for all cases would take an impractical amount of time, Hinson said. 'Look, we've got so many (pending immigration cases) that if we had every single one of these people have an individual hearing, it would take 100 years,' she said." [Daily Nonpareil, 4/26/25]
November 2023: Ashley Hinson Introduced Bill To Mandate Reporting On Migrant Placement With Sponsors According to Globe Gazette, 'Another bill introduced this week by Hinson would require Human Services to issue reports on how many migrants are being let into the country to stay with sponsors at each point of entry, broken down by demographics and ethnicity. It would also mandate the reporting of data on how many migrants at those points of entry were placed into expedited removal, granted voluntary departure or other processes.' [Globe Gazette, 12/1/23]
2024: Ashley Hinson Stated House Approved a Border Bill but Admitted It Would Not Pass According to a letter to the editor published in Telegraph Herald, "Next, Hinson claimed that the House recently approved a bill to address issues at our southern border, then admitted that the legislation won't pass." [Letter to the Editor - Telegraph Herald, 8/9/24]
2024: Elaine St. Clair Claimed Ashley Hinson Opposed Bipartisan Immigration Reform Bill According to a letter to the editor published in Gazette, "The bipartisan immigration reform bill introduced in the Senate earlier this year would have helped immensely. But thanks to Trump and Hinson, the bill was killed because they needed the problem to remain broken for the 2024 election." [Letter to the Editor - Gazette, 11/3/24]
2018: Ashley Hinson Voted For Iowa Bill Restricting Non-Cooperation With Federal Immigration Enforcement According to Gazette, "It's true that Finkenauer, then a state representative, voted against the bill and that Hinson voted in favor it, which later was signed into law." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 10/5/20]
May 2024: Ashley Hinson Backed The Secure The Border Act (HR2) And Criticized Biden On Immigration According to Des Moines Register, "Hinson: Biden unilaterally created the southern border crisis through executive actions that halted wall construction, limited deportations, and enabled the mass 'catch and release' of illegal immigrants into America. [...] I supported the Secure the Border Act (HR2) to force the administration to restart wall construction, increase the number of Border Patrol agents and provide bonus pay, end 'catch and release,' and close asylum loopholes." [Des Moines Register (Iowa), 5/12/24]
Hinson Voted Against 2021 Path To Citizenship For DACA Recipients According to Des Moines Register, "Hinson has voted against legislation in 2021 that would have given a path to U.S. citizenship for DACA recipients. She cited concerns about President Joe Biden putting an 'open' sign on the U.S. southern border through several executive orders." [Des Moines Register (Iowa), 11/25/24]
2021: Hinson Voted Against Citizenship Pathway Legislation For DACA Recipients According to Iowa City Press-Citizen, "Hinson has voted against legislation in 2021 that would have given a path to U.S. citizenship for DACA recipients. She cited concerns about President Joe Biden putting an 'open' sign on the U.S. southern border through several executive orders." [Iowa City Press-Citizen, 11/26/24]
March 2021: Ashley Hinson Voted Against Bills Establishing Path To Citizenship For Undocumented Immigrants According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson voted against two bills that passed the House of Representatives on Thursday that would establish a path to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants, including DREAMers brought to the country as children and agricultural workers." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 3/18/21]
March 2021: Hinson Voted Against Immigration Bills Providing Paths To Citizenship For Undocumented Immigrants According to The Gazette, "U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, R-Iowa, voted against two bills that passed the House of Representatives on Thursday that would establish paths to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants, including 'Dreamers' brought to the country as children and agricultural workers." [Gazette, 3/19/21]
March 2021: Ashley Hinson Voted Against Immigration Bills Establishing Paths To Citizenship For Undocumented Immigrants According to The Quad-City Times, "U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson voted against two bills that passed the House of Representatives Thursday that would establish paths to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants, including DREAMers brought to the country as children and agricultural workers." [Quad-City Times, 3/19/21]
March 2021: Ashley Hinson Expressed Support For Legal Immigration But Opposed 'Amnesty Provisions' In Immigration Bills According to The Quad-City Times, "We need to be focusing on legal immigration right now. There are too many amnesty provisions in these bills." [Quad-City Times, 3/19/21]
March 2021: Ashley Hinson Voted Against Immigration Bills Establishing Citizenship Pathways According to Daily Nonpareil, "U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson voted against two bills that passed the House of Representatives Thursday that would establish paths to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants, including DREAMers brought to the country as children and agricultural workers." [Daily Nonpareil, 3/19/21]
2021: Letter Writer Logun Buckley Asserted Ashley Hinson Voted Against Immigration Reform Bills HR 6 and HR 1603 According to a letter to the editor published in Des Moines Register, "Hinson has voted against bills that addressed immigration like HR 6, which provided pathways to citizenship, and HR 1603, which had bipartisan support and helped address needs in the agriculture sector that would have benefited Iowa's worker shortage." [Letter to the Editor - Des Moines Register, 6/7/21]
November 2024: Ashley Hinson Supported Legislative Fix For DACA Recipients According to Muscatine Journal (Iowa), "Hinson also said she would support a legislative 'fix' to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival, or DACA, the federal program that shields from deportation immigrants who were brought to the country as children." [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 11/22/24]
November 2024: Ashley Hinson Believed There Was Bipartisan Support For DACA Legislation According to Muscatine Journal (Iowa), "Hinson said she believes there is 'broad, bipartisan support' for DACA legislation." [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 11/22/24]
November 2024: Ashley Hinson Advocated For Legislative Fix For Dreamers According to Muscatine Journal (Iowa), "Hinson also said she believes that there should be a legislative fix for Dreamers—undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children but who do not have protected status from DACA." [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 11/22/24]
November 2024: Ashley Hinson Considered It Unfair That Dreamers Could Age Out Of DACA And Be Required To Leave Country According to Muscatine Journal (Iowa), "Hinson said she believes it is unfair that Dreamers can age out of the program and be required to leave the country if they do not find another temporary legal status." [Muscatine Journal (Iowa), 11/22/24]
Ashley Hinson Proposed DACA Protections Be Strengthened In 2024 According to Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "Hinson also said she would support a legislative 'fix' to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival, or DACA, the federal program that shields from deportation immigrants who were brought to the country as children." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 11/22/24]
Ashley Hinson Cited Bipartisan Support For DACA Legislation In 2024 According to Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), "Hinson said she believes there is 'broad, bipartisan support' for DACA legislation. She said she believes it is unfair that some immigrants brought to the United States as children can age out of the program and be required to leave the country if they do not find another temporary legal status." [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 11/22/24]
November 2024: Hinson Supported Legislative Fix For DACA Recipients According to Daily Nonpareil, "Hinson also said she would support a legislative 'fix' to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival, the federal program that shields from deportation immigrants who were brought to the country as children." [Daily Nonpareil, 11/23/24]
November 2024: Hinson Expressed Bipartisan Support For DACA Legislation According to Daily Nonpareil, "Hinson said she believes there is 'broad, bipartisan support' for DACA legislation among lawmakers in Congress." [Daily Nonpareil, 11/23/24]
November 2024: Hinson Advocated Legislative Solution For Dreamers Who Aged Out Of DACA According to Daily Nonpareil, "Hinson also said she believes that there should be a legislative fix for Dreamers those undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children but who do not have protected status from DACA. Hinson said she believes it is unfair that Dreamers can age out of the program and be required to leave the country if they do not find another temporary legal status." [Daily Nonpareil, 11/23/24]
November 2024: Ashley Hinson Supported Legislative Fix For DACA According to Gazette, "Hinson also said she would support a legislative 'fix' to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival, or DACA, the federal program that shields from deportation immigrants who were brought to the country as children." [Gazette, 11/23/24]
November 2024: Ashley Hinson Cited Broad Bipartisan Support For DACA Legislation According to Gazette, Hinson said, "I think that's a case where many of these children were brought here through no fault of their own, and I think that's a completely different conversation than the mass encouragement of asylum seeking that we've seen under the Biden administration." [Gazette, 11/23/24]
November 2024: Ashley Hinson Supported Legislative Fix For Dreamers According to Gazette, "Hinson also said she believes that there should be a legislative fix for Dreamers – undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children but who do not have protected status from DACA. Hinson said she believes it is unfair that Dreamers can age out of the program and be required to leave the country if they do not find another temporary legal status." [Gazette, 11/23/24]
November 2024: Ashley Hinson Prioritized Keeping Educated Dreamers In The U.S. According to Gazette, Hinson said, "We have these kids who, for example, came here with their parents when they were 5 years old. They're Americans at this point. And they've gone through our education system with legal status with their parents. And in many cases, they're getting engineering degrees from the University of Iowa, or they're really smart people who we want to keep here. So I think that that's absolutely a priority for me in the bigger conversation about legal immigration reform." [Gazette, 11/23/24]
November 2024: Hinson Expressed Support For Legislative Fix To DACA According to Globe Gazette, "Hinson also said she would support a legislative 'fix' to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival, or DACA, the federal program that shields from deportation immigrants who were brought to the country as children." [Globe Gazette, 11/23/24]
November 2024: Hinson Stated There Is Broad Bipartisan Support For DACA Legislation According to Globe Gazette, "Hinson said she believes there is 'broad, bipartisan support' for DACA legislation." [Globe Gazette, 11/23/24]
November 2024: Hinson Stated DACA Recipients Should Not Face Mass Deportation According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Hinson also said she believes immigrants who have legal protections because they were brought to the United States as children should not be a part of any federal plans for mass deportation." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (Iowa), 11/24/24]
November 2024: Hinson Supported Legislative Fix For DACA Program According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Hinson also said she would support a legislative 'fix' to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival, or DACA, the federal program that shields from deportation immigrants who were brought to the country as children." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (Iowa), 11/24/24]
November 2024: Hinson Supported Legislative Solution For Dreamers Who Age Out Of DACA According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Hinson also said she believes that there should be a legislative fix for Dreamers—undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children but who do not have protected status from DACA." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (Iowa), 11/24/24]
November 2024: Hinson Supported A 'DACA Fix' Allowing Eligible Dreamers To Stay According to Des Moines Register, "Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, who has said border security is a top priority going into the next session, stated Friday she would support a 'DACA fix' that would allow children of undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally to remain." [Des Moines Register (Iowa), 11/25/24]
Hinson Claimed Broad Bipartisan Support For DACA Fix In 2024 According to Des Moines Register, Hinson said, "I think that's something that there is actually broad bipartisan support for," she said Friday on Iowa PBS's Iowa Press. "I think that's a case where many of these children were brought here through no fault of their own right, and I think that's a completely different conversation than the mass encouragement of asylum-seeking that we've seen under the Biden administration." [Des Moines Register (Iowa), 11/25/24]
Hinson Expressed Willingness To Discuss Workforce Visas And Legal Paths To Citizenship Post-Criminal Deportation According to Des Moines Register, "Hinson said she'd like to discuss the country's workforce visa program and legal paths to U.S. citizenship in Congress after criminals who are living in the U.S. without authorization are deported." [Des Moines Register (Iowa), 11/25/24]
November 2024: Hinson Supported A 'DACA Fix' Allowing Undocumented Immigrant Children To Remain In The U.S. According to Iowa City Press-Citizen, "Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, who has said border security is a top priority going into the next session, stated Friday she would support a 'DACA fix' that would allow children of undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally to remain." [Iowa City Press-Citizen, 11/26/24]
November 2024: Hinson Indicated Willingness To Discuss Workforce Visa Programs And Legal Paths To Citizenship Post-Criminal Deportations According to Iowa City Press-Citizen, "Hinson said she'd like to discuss the country's workforce visa program and legal paths to U.S. citizenship in Congress after criminals who are living in the U.S. without authorization are deported." [Iowa City Press-Citizen, 11/26/24]
December 2024: Hinson Said DACA Recipients Should Not Face Mass Deportation According to Daily Nonpareil, "Hinson also said she believes immigrants who have legal protections because they were brought to the United States as children should not be a part of any federal plans for mass deportation." [Daily Nonpareil, 12/2/24]
December 2024: Hinson Supported Congressional Legislative Fix For DACA Recipients According to Daily Nonpareil, "Hinson also said she would support a legislative 'fix' to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival, the federal program that shields from deportation immigrants who were brought to the country as children." [Daily Nonpareil, 12/2/24]
December 2024: Hinson Called For Legislative Solution For Dreamers According to Daily Nonpareil, "Hinson also said she believes that there should be a legislative fix for Dreamers those undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children but who do not have protected status from DACA." [Daily Nonpareil, 12/2/24]
2024: Hinson Supported A 'DACA Fix' For Children Of Undocumented Immigrants According to Des Moines Register, "Hinson also said she would support a 'DACA fix' that would allow children of undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally to remain." [Des Moines Register (Iowa), 12/2/24]
Ashley Hinson Excluded DACA Recipients From Mass Deportation Plans In 2024 According to Daily Nonpareil, "Hinson also said she believes immigrants who have legal protections because they were brought to the United States as children should not be a part of any federal plans for mass deportation." [Daily Nonpareil, 12/3/24]
2024: Ashley Hinson Supported A DACA Fix To Allow Certain Undocumented Immigrants To Remain In U.S. According to Iowa City Press-Citizen, "Hinson also said she would support a 'DACA fix' that would allow children of undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally to remain." [Iowa City Press-Citizen (Iowa), 12/3/24]
2024: Hinson Supported A DACA Fix For Children Of Undocumented Immigrants According to Des Moines Register, "Hinson also said she would support a 'DACA fix' that would allow children of undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally to remain." [Des Moines Register (Iowa), 12/4/24]
March 2021: Ashley Hinson Expressed Willingness To Consider Citizenship Path For Certain Children According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 'I would be happy to look at a path for citizenship for children who are brought here through no fault of their own, but this bill specifically went too far, beyond amnesty to DREAMers,' she said. [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (IA), 3/18/21]
April 2021: Ashley Hinson Stated Both Parties Failed On Immigration Reform According to Telegraph Herald, "'Both parties have failed on immigration,' she said. 'It's time for Congress to get to work on this again.'" [Telegraph Herald, 4/11/21]
January 2021: Hinson Opposed Biden's Plan For Pathway To Citizenship For Undocumented Residents According to Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), '"I believe that there's been an incredibly partisan approach to immigration," Hinson said about Biden's plan, which includes a pathway to citizenship for undocumented residents.' [Gazette (Cedar Rapids, IA), 1/22/21]
March 2021: Hinson Expressed Willingness To Consider Path To Citizenship For Some Children According to The Gazette, 'I would be happy to look at a path for citizenship for children who are brought here through no fault of their own, but this bill specifically went too far, beyond amnesty to Dreamers,' Hinson said. [Gazette, 3/19/21]
March 2021: Ashley Hinson Opened To Citizenship Pathways For Some But Opposed House Bill According to The Quad-City Times, '"I would be happy to look at a path for citizenship for children who are brought here through no fault of their own, but this bill specifically went too far, beyond amnesty to DREAMers," she said.' [Quad-City Times, 3/19/21]
March 2021: Hinson Stated She Could Support Citizenship Path For Certain Children According to Daily Nonpareil, '"I would be happy to look at a path for citizenship for children who are brought here through no fault of their own, but this bill specifically went too far, beyond amnesty to DREAMers," she said.' [Daily Nonpareil, 3/19/21]
December 2023: Hinson Asserted Migrant Parole System Is Being Abused To Circumvent Immigration Process According to Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, "Republicans, including Hinson, say many people take advantage of the system to live and work here while they wait for their asylum claims to be processed in court." [Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, 12/3/23]
Ashley Hinson Supported Incentivizing Legal Pathways To Immigration As Of 2024 According to Manchester Press (Iowa), Hinson said she believes the United States should incentivize legal pathways into the country, including visas like H2A and H2B, which bring agriculture and non-agriculture workers, as well as J1 visas to bring doctors to rural America. [Manchester Press (Iowa), 1/10/24]