Rep. Andy Harris highlights legislative action and border policy claims in recent posts

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Rep. Andy Harris, who represents Maryland’s 1st district in the U.S. Congress, posted a series of tweets on November 5, 2025, highlighting legislative achievements and actions related to immigration enforcement and crime.

In a tweet at 15:00 UTC, Harris wrote: “No Tax on Tips, No Tax on Overtime. Ended the southern border crisis. Ended DEI. Took on the drug cartels trying to poison our country. Promises Made. Promises Kept.”

Later that day at 16:24 UTC, Harris referenced recent legislation signed by President Trump, stating: “PROMISE MADE: ‘My administration will deliver justice for every family whose loved one has been stolen from them by migrant crime, including Rachel Morin and Kayla Hamilton.’ PROMISE KEPT: President Trump signed the Laken Riley Act into law. The bill mandates the deportation of”

By 21:52 UTC on the same day, Harris commented on ongoing law enforcement activities during what he described as a government shutdown led by Democrats: “36 days into the Democrats’ government shutdown, ICE agents continue doing their jobs — arresting the worst of the worst. Yesterday, they took pedophiles, murderers, and arsonists off our streets — including an illegal alien accused of abusing a minor in Baltimore. We thank”

Harris has served as Maryland’s 1st district representative since 2011 after succeeding Frank Kratovil and previously held positions in both chambers of Maryland’s state legislature from 1999 to 2011. He was born in New York City in 1957 and currently resides in Cambridge; he is also an alumnus of Johns Hopkins University (Fact sources: [source](https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/H001047), [source](https://harris.house.gov/about/full-biography)).



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