Rep. Chip Roy Press Office, representing Texas’ 21st district in the U.S. Congress, shared a series of tweets on June 17, 2025, addressing immigration and border policies. These posts reflect his views on law enforcement and national security.
On June 17, 2025, Rep. Chip Roy Press Office posted a tweet simply stating “.” The post did not provide additional context or details.
Later that day, at 18:05 UTC, another tweet from the office declared that “America is either a nation of laws or not.” It emphasized the desire for immigration laws to be enforced by deporting illegal aliens who are present in the country for work purposes as well as those considered security threats. The hashtag #MassDeportationsNow was included in this message.
At 18:32 UTC on the same day, Rep. Chip Roy Press Office highlighted Border Patrol’s actions with a tweet stating “Border Patrol (@CBP) DID NOT release a SINGLE ALIEN into the U.S. last month.” This contrasted May 2024’s figure of 64,000 releases with zero releases in May 2025, attributing this change to successful border policies resulting in “A safer America.”
Chip Roy has been serving in Congress since replacing Lamar Smith in 2019. Born in Bethesda, Maryland in 1972 and currently residing in Austin, he graduated from the University of Virginia with a BS and later earned a JD from the University of Texas-Austin.
