Immigration

Immigration enforcement inside the country

270 public statements from 2026 candidates · 7 related bills

§1The range of views

Why this matters: It decides how the law treats people who came or stayed without permission, and it affects families, workplaces and how much the government spends.

Drafted by AI, then checked for neutral wording in a separate AI review. It describes the question and the main positions, not any candidate's view. Facts link to their sources.

How Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal agents find, detain and deport people living in the US without legal permission, and which people they focus on.

  1. Abolish ICE and move any remaining enforcement work to other agencies
  2. Deport only people convicted of serious crimes or who threaten national security
  3. Focus on people with criminal records and recent border crossers
  4. Deport as many people here without legal permission as possible, with or without criminal records

These options describe policies, not people. The order is not a ranking.

§2What candidates have said

Why this matters: Statements candidates made publicly, summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Candidates who haven't spoken publicly on this issue aren't listed.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Abolish ICE and move any remaining enforcement work to other agencies (57)

  • Robb Ryerse AR-3
    His campaign website says ICE should be abolished in its current form and replaced with a system focused on safety, due process and human dignity.1,2
  • Richard Pan CA-6
    His campaign website says ICE should be overhauled and replaced with an agency that enforces the law fairly, does not separate families and protects people's constitutional rights.3
  • Mai Vang CA-7
    Her campaign website calls for abolishing ICE, including by ending its funding and moving the money to schools, health care and community needs, and for closing for-profit detention centers.4
  • Connie Chan CA-11
    Her campaign website says she would abolish ICE and restructure the Department of Homeland Security around enforcement based on due process.5
  • Scott Wiener CA-11
    His campaign website says he would abolish ICE, and that he has supported doing so since 2018.6
  • Angélica María Dueñas CA-29
    Her campaign website says ICE should be abolished and those responsible for abuses prosecuted, and calls for closing immigration detention centers.7,8
  • Luz Maria Rivas CA-29
    Her campaign website says she has conducted oversight of ICE detention centers and has called for abolishing ICE.9
  • Angela Gonzales-Torres CA-34
    Her campaign website says she would abolish ICE, end for-profit immigration detention and protect schools, clinics, courthouses and workplaces from enforcement actions.10,11
  • Samantha Mota CA-37
    Her campaign website calls for dismantling ICE and ending for-profit immigration detention.12
  • Melat Kiros CO-1
    Her campaign website says ICE should be abolished and replaced with what it calls a humane, accountable immigration system focused on public safety.13,14
  • Luke Bronin CT-1
    His campaign website says ICE should be abolished and replaced or rebuilt, with immigration enforcement moved back into an agency with a broader mission and focused on violent offenders and due process.15
  • Benjamin Wesley CT-4
    His campaign website calls for abolishing ICE and a wholesale reorganization of immigration enforcement.16
  • Angie Nixon FL Senate special
    Her campaign website says she supports abolishing ICE and rebuilding immigration enforcement under civilian oversight, with a pause on deportations until enforcement practices are audited.17
  • Mark Davis FL-16
    His policy platform calls for abolishing ICE as it now exists and replacing it with comprehensive immigration reform.18
  • Nicole Locklin FL-26
    Her campaign website's immigration page is headed Abolish ICE and says the Constitution guarantees due process to all persons, and its corruption page says enforcement must be targeted toward genuine public safety.19,20
  • Caitlyn Gegen GA-9
    Her campaign website says ICE should be abolished and its duties of enforcing immigration laws and investigating international crimes absorbed by other federal agencies, and says this is not a call for open borders.21
  • Patty Garcia IL-4
    Her campaign website says she supports fundamentally restructuring immigration enforcement agencies, including abolishing ICE.22
  • Daniel Biss IL-9
    His campaign website says ICE must be abolished, that immigration enforcement should target real threats such as violent criminals and human traffickers, and that raids should be allowed only in cases involving suspects with violent criminal records.23
  • Juliana Stratton IL Senate
    Her campaign website says she supports abolishing ICE.24
  • Jamee Decio IN-2
    Her campaign website says ICE's budget should be eliminated and the agency disbanded, with the INS and U.S. Customs and Border Control reinstated as separate agencies outside the Department of Homeland Security.25
  • Drew Cox IN-4
    His campaign website says he will advocate for the abolition of ICE and for a fair, equitable and efficient immigration system.26
  • Pete Lynch KY-6
    His campaign website says he supports abolishing ICE and replacing it with an immigration enforcement organization that respects human life and the rule of law.27
  • Lauren Jewett LA-1
    Her campaign website says she will vote for legislation that dismantles ICE and ends its current enforcement and detention operations, and will oppose any expansion of ICE's authority or budget until the agency is fully dissolved.28
  • "Matt" Gromlich LA-4
    His campaign website says ICE should be abolished and other immigration organizations strengthened, with adequate training for all immigration control personnel and more judges to hear immigration cases.29
  • Edward J. Markey MA Senate
    His campaign website says he was the first U.S. senator to call for abolishing ICE.30
  • Joe Tache MA Senate
    His campaign website says he would abolish ICE.31
  • Andrea James MA Governor
    Her campaign website calls for abolishing ICE.32
  • Sam Husseini MD-4
    His campaign website lists stopping and abolishing ICE among its platform points, and says ICE activity in the district should be confronted.33
  • Adrian Boafo MD-5
    His campaign website says he would abolish ICE and pass comprehensive immigration reform, and would focus enforcement resources on violent offenders, traffickers and cartel networks.34
  • Troy D. Jackson ME Senate
    His campaign website says he would work to dismantle and abolish ICE and supports an immigration system that respects due process and focuses on real public-safety threats.35
  • LaVeta Davenport MI-1
    The Green Party of Michigan 2026 platform text on her campaign website, which says she fully aligns with it, calls for abolishing ICE and for defending the rights of all people, including immigrants in the country.36,37
  • Zebulon Featherly MI-1
    His campaign website says he supports dissolving ICE and moving its duties to other agencies, which it says would reduce overlap and improve oversight.38
  • Jeremy Moss MI-11
    His campaign website says ICE cannot be repaired or reformed under President Trump and must be dismantled, and calls for an interior enforcement agency with more training, more oversight and safer outcomes.39
  • Rashida Tlaib MI-12
    Her campaign website says she wants ICE abolished and defunded, and wants the Department of Homeland Security held accountable for how it treats migrants.40
  • Abdul El-Sayed MI Senate
    His campaign website says ICE must be abolished and replaced with a new structure for border security and immigration enforcement.41
  • Lydia Christensen MI Senate
    Her campaign website says she would work to abolish ICE and replace it with a fair immigration system.42
  • Peggy Flanagan MN Senate
    Her campaign website says ICE should be dismantled and the immigration system rebuilt around dignity, safety and due process, and that she supports ending the Trump administration's mass deportation policy.43
  • Matt Little MN-2
    His campaign website lists cutting ICE funding to pre-Trump levels and then replacing ICE with a federal immigration agency that obeys the law and Constitution as the first item in his Anti-ICE Bill of Rights.44
  • Ilhan Omar MN-5
    Her campaign website's immigration page says she wants to abolish ICE and end deportation and detention programs that it calls inhumane.45
  • Steven Young MN Governor
    His campaign website lists abolishing ICE as a key issue; it says a governor cannot technically abolish ICE but that he would make things as hard as possible for ICE in Minnesota.46
  • Wesley Bell MO-1
    His campaign website says ICE should be dismantled and agents who broke the law prosecuted, and that he has repeatedly voted to defund ICE and introduced a bill to bar the agency from using taxpayer money on recruitment ads.47,48
  • Josh Smead MO-6
    His campaign website lists abolishing ICE, ending any use of the military to make illegal arrests, detentions or deportations, and creating a humane system of legal immigration enforcement outside the Department of Homeland Security.49
  • Chris Reichard MO-8
    His Issues page says he would push to defund and abolish ICE, says immigration reform may be needed, criticizes the agency’s tactics, and calls for immigration enforcement that honors people’s rights and due process.50
  • Alani Bankhead MT Senate
    Her campaign website says ICE should be shut down and replaced with whatever structure an independent review recommends.51
  • Michael Dublin NC Senate
    His platform supports abolishing ICE and ending immigrant detention and deportations.52
  • Bo Whitehead NC-8
    His campaign website says ICE should be ended and the immigration system completely overhauled, that immigrants who are not wanted for violent crimes should not be handled as though they were, and that immigration detention centers should be shut down.53
  • Ashley Bell NC-10
    Her campaign website says she wants to abolish ICE and replace it with an accountable agency that concentrates on public safety and gives everyone due process.54
  • Veronica Fernandez NJ Senate
    Her campaign website says ICE should be abolished immediately.55
  • Ramon Mora Jr. NJ-2
    The Law Enforcement & ICE page lists abolishing, prosecuting and replacing ICE, with a new unit called the American Defense Unit whose members would need years of legal, de-escalation and combat training and a clean record. It also says people who commit crimes should be arrested rather than whole groups being targeted.56
  • Ryan Michael Kelly NJ-3
    His campaign website says he supports abolishing ICE and designing a replacement structure for federal immigration enforcement built around due process, civil rights and independent oversight.57
  • Rob Menendez NJ-8
    Its immigration page lists abolishing ICE, closing private detention centers, decriminalizing immigration and ending mass deportation among the things he will work toward, and says he cosponsored the Dignity for Detained Immigrants Act to end private immigration detention.58
  • Analilia Mejia NJ-11
    Her campaign home page says it is time to abolish ICE.59
  • Adam Hamawy NJ-12
    His campaign website says he supports abolishing ICE, calls for holding its agents and their supervisors accountable through congressional hearings and prosecution, and says the Department of Homeland Security should be dismantled.60,61
  • Andres Jinete NJ-12
    His campaign website lists abolishing ICE as a demand, along with dismantling the Department of Homeland Security, closing detention centers and a full overhaul of the immigration system that includes a new amnesty.62,63
  • Winston Jordan NJ-12
    His policy platform website lists abolishing ICE in its current form, with accountability for people in the agency who committed crimes and immigration enforcement rebuilt under a new framework.64
  • Greg Levy OH Senate special
    His campaign website calls for abolishing ICE, ending immigration raids and deportations, and closing detention centers.65
  • Ted Brown TX Senate
    His campaign website says ICE should be abolished, its detention facilities closed and Customs and Border Protection limited to the border and other ports of entry.66

Deport only people convicted of serious crimes or who threaten national security (4)

  • Bob Chew CO Senate
    His campaign website says violent criminals and cartel traffickers should be removed, but that the government should not spend limited resources pursuing peaceful immigrants who contribute to the economy.67
  • Michael Scott Noack IL-2
    His campaign website says he wants to refocus ICE enforcement on violent criminals who pose actual dangers to the community and stop targeting people who are not a threat, while securing the border and enforcing existing laws.68
  • Chris Getty IL-4
    His campaign website says immigration enforcement should focus on violent offenders, human traffickers and national security threats, respect due process and treat people with dignity.69
  • Gabriel Vasquez NM-2
    His campaign website says he supports common-sense border security and deporting violent criminals, and that ICE should be reformed so it is focused on deporting violent criminals rather than rounding up people who are working and following the rules.70

Deport as many people here without legal permission as possible, with or without criminal records (16)

  • Barry Moore AL Senate
    His campaign website says he supports deporting all immigrants who are in the country illegally, starting with the most violent.71
  • Jerry Carl AL-1
    His campaign website calls for removing immigrants who are in the country illegally and says illegal immigration is a direct threat to national security.72
  • Dale W. Strong AL-5
    His campaign website says he supports sending immigrants who are in the country illegally back to their home countries and fully enforcing the law against them.73
  • Mike Cargile CA-35
    His campaign website says people in the country illegally should first be asked to leave on their own, with their travel paid and money given on arrival, and that those who refuse should be deported.74
  • Lauren Boebert CO-4
    Her campaign's Contract with Colorado calls for enforcing current immigration laws, and a campaign flyer on her website lists her Build the Wall and Deport Them All Act, which it says would end catch and release and speed up the removal of people in the country illegally.75,76
  • Christopher Mitchell CO-5
    His campaign website says he would introduce legislation to secure the borders and deport all immigrants in the country illegally, without exception, and would fund ICE and Customs and Border Protection to protect the borders.77
  • Jim Schwartzel FL-19
    His campaign website says he will stand with President Trump to secure the border, enforce immigration laws and deport those who are here illegally.78
  • Mike Collins GA Senate
    His campaign website says the country needs mass deportations, and lists passing the Laken Riley Act, which it presents as protecting Georgians from crimes by immigrants here illegally, among his accomplishments.79,80
  • Austin Scott GA-8
    His official House website says the country must first secure its borders, remove immigrants who are currently in the country without legal permission and enforce existing immigration laws before attempting any type of immigration reform.81
  • Clay Fuller GA-14
    His campaign website says he supports all efforts to empower the Trump administration as it seeks to remove the millions of immigrants who are in the country without permission, and that border security is national security.82
  • Matt Loesby ID Senate
    His campaign website says any immigrant who was not invited should be deported to the country they most recently lived in.83
  • Tyler Bass MN-3
    His campaign website says every immigrant here illegally should be deported, however long they have lived in the country, that ICE and law enforcement should have full support, and that people here illegally should leave on their own or be removed.84
  • Aaron Flint MT-1
    His campaign website says he supports deporting people who are in the country without legal permission, starting with people who have been found guilty of violent offenses or drug trafficking and continuing until every such person has been deported from Montana. It also says Border Patrol and ICE should have the staff and equipment needed to secure the borders, including the northern one.85
  • Greg Murphy NC-3
    His campaign border page says he supports President Trump's actions to secure the border and that immigration laws must be enforced with a crackdown on abuses, and that people who came here illegally must not be allowed to take benefits, jobs, housing and public safety from Americans or to live in the United States.86
  • David Flippo NV-2
    His campaign website says he would deport people who are in the country illegally and end catch-and-release.87
  • Marsha Blackburn TN Governor
    Her campaign website says she supports President Trump's mass deportations and would make sure the state works with the federal government to carry them out.88,89

Statements that don't match one option (193)

  • Clyde Jones AL-1
    His campaign website says ICE has gotten out of control and that, while criminals should be held accountable, immigrants who obey the law should not be arrested to meet quotas.90,91
  • Rhett Marques AL-2
    His campaign website says he would keep in place the administration's shift from releasing migrants to detaining and deporting them, and would work to keep immigrants with criminal records who are in the country illegally out of communities.92
  • Andrew Sneed AL-5
    His campaign website says ICE should be regulated and held accountable like other law enforcement agencies and respect due process, and calls for ending mass detention centers.93
  • Maurice Mercer AL-6
    His campaign website supports strong border security and says immigration enforcement should focus first on violent criminals, gang members, traffickers and others who threaten public safety, while respecting constitutional rights and due process.94
  • Tom Cotton AR Senate
    His campaign website says the right amount of illegal immigration is zero, and says he voted for the Laken Riley Act and has consistently voted to deport immigrants in the country illegally who commit crimes.95
  • Jeff Wadlin AR Senate
    His campaign website says people who pose security risks or commit serious crimes should be removed promptly, and that people in the country illegally can reasonably be expected to be returned home politely, with certain exceptions for people brought here as children.96
  • French Hill AR-2
    His campaign website says he supported the Laken Riley Act, which requires detention of immigrants in the country illegally who are charged with property or violent crimes.97
  • Bobby Wilson AR-3
    His campaign website calls for securing the border and deporting criminals.98
  • Mike McGuire CA-1
    His campaign website says he would make ICE agents liable in court for violating constitutional rights, set a use-of-force policy for federal law enforcement, and require judicial warrants to search homes and businesses.99
  • Eric Jones CA-4
    His campaign website says violent criminals and people who prey on children should be removed immediately, that immigration enforcement should return to the Justice Department, and that ICE should be held accountable.100
  • Michael Masuda CA-5
    His campaign website says immigration enforcement should prioritize removing people who pose public safety risks.101
  • Tom McClintock CA-5
    His campaign website says the main problem with immigration law is that it is not being enforced, and that he favors strict enforcement of current law before any other immigration reform.102
  • Doris Matsui CA-7
    Her campaign website says she works to protect residents from what it calls illegal ICE activity and has repeatedly voted against funding ICE.103
  • Mark DeSaulnier CA-10
    His campaign website says he opposes mass deportation policies that separate families, seeks accountability for people killed or injured by ICE, and supports immigration reform.104
  • Jamie Joyce CA-12
    The MAD Act's website says the bill would not abolish ICE but would take ICE and Border Patrol officers without extensive new training off enforcement in populated areas and stop any expansion of immigration detention for five years.105,106
  • Melissa Hernandez CA-14
    Her campaign website says ICE needs fundamental reform and is deporting immigrants who contribute to their communities, many of whom are already going through the legal immigration process, and that she supports border security and regional cooperation on the causes of migration.107
  • Peter Sundin Soulé CA-16
    His campaign website says he supports deporting people here illegally who have committed crimes.108
  • Ritesh Tandon CA-17
    His campaign website says deportations should be prioritized by public-safety risk and final legal status, and that federal, state and local agencies should coordinate to target violent offenders, traffickers and cartels.109
  • Randy Villegas CA-22
    His campaign website says current policies of blanket detention and deportation are unconstitutional and should be replaced by a system that protects communities.110
  • David G. Valadao CA-22
    His campaign website says law enforcement should focus on undocumented immigrants who have committed serious crimes rather than people simply trying to raise their families.111
  • Tessa Lynn Hodge CA-23
    Her campaign website says current deportation efforts target workers, families and long-term residents rather than violent criminals, and that this tears communities apart.112
  • Bob Smith CA-24
    His campaign website says violent offenders should be removed and that enforcement against violent crime and fentanyl trafficking should be handled competently and without cruelty.113,114
  • Sam Gallucci CA-26
    His campaign website says he supports funding the mass removal of immigrants here illegally who have committed crimes, prioritizing deportation of violent offenders, and creating case-managed off-ramps for people with deep community ties.115
  • George Whitesides CA-27
    His campaign website says he has stood up against what it calls ICE's abuse of power and voted against a budget that would sharply increase ICE funding.116
  • Larry Thompson CA-32
    His campaign website says the border should be kept closed and people here illegally should be deported under existing immigration laws; it also calls for taking on comprehensive immigration reform.117
  • Jimmy Gomez CA-34
    His campaign website says he has long pushed to bar ICE from using for-profit private detention centers and cosponsored a bill to overhaul and restrict immigration detention.118
  • Norma J. Torres CA-35
    Her campaign website says she opposes the administration's mass deportation program and wrote the Fairness to Freedom Act, which would guarantee a lawyer in deportation cases.119,120
  • Houston Brignano CA-36
    His campaign website says strong vetting and enforcement should keep out and remove criminals who threaten American families.121,122
  • Young Kim CA-40
    Her campaign website says she supported the Laken Riley Act so that immigrants here illegally who commit crimes are detained and deported, and more than $150 billion for immigration enforcement.123
  • Linda Sánchez CA-41
    Her campaign website says she has refused to fund ICE and backed efforts to block its funding, and has pushed for changes including stricter hiring standards with background checks and restoring the sensitive-locations policy that kept ICE from conducting raids at places such as churches and hospitals.124,125
  • Dave Min CA-47
    His campaign website says he has consistently voted against funding for ICE, and that more guardrails are needed to make sure the agency follows the law.126
  • Marni von Wilpert CA-48
    Her campaign website says she has opposed ICE's tactics in her community, that on the city council she pushed for San Diego to join Minneapolis's lawsuit against ICE, and that in Congress she would work to get masked ICE agents off the streets.127
  • Mike Levin CA-49
    His campaign website says he has voted against funding ICE without guardrails on its conduct, that violent criminals should be deported, and that enforcement must be grounded in law and public trust.128
  • John Hickenlooper CO Senate
    His campaign website says ICE needs to be completely overhauled or shut down, says he voted against giving it more money, and says he opposes the administration's mass deportation effort.129
  • Eileen Laubacher CO-4
    Her campaign website says she supports a secure border that prevents uncontrolled illegal immigration, and removing dangerous criminals who are in the country illegally.130
  • Jessica Killin CO-5
    Her campaign website says she supports a secure border and that ICE should focus on deporting dangerous criminals rather than separating hardworking families who contribute to their communities.131
  • Meredith Ryan CO-6
    Her campaign website says she supports defunding ICE and closing immigration detention centers, and overhauling the immigration system to put due process, safety and dignity first.132
  • Tim Bennett CO-7
    His campaign website calls for rapid but humane returns of people who enter the country unlawfully.133
  • Manny Rutinel CO-8
    His campaign website says immigration enforcement should focus on deporting violent criminals, gang members and human traffickers rather than neighbors who contribute to their communities, pay taxes and pose no threat.134
  • George Patrick Austin CT-2
    His campaign website calls for replacing catch and release with enough detention and monitoring capacity that people who do not meet legal standards are processed and, when appropriate, removed in a timely and humane way.135
  • Rosa L. DeLauro CT-3
    Her campaign website says border security must be strengthened and immigration managed in a way that upholds the legal values that define the nation, and says the administration has targeted people who contribute to their communities, attend school and follow legal immigration processes, which it says undermines constitutional rights.136
  • Chris Coons DE Senate
    His campaign website says he has introduced legislation to create an oversight body to monitor abuses by ICE and to keep its officers out of places such as schools and hospitals, and that he has long worked toward comprehensive immigration reform.137
  • Sarah McBride DE-AL
    Her campaign website opposes the administration's mass deportation agenda and says she cosponsored the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act to bar immigration enforcement at schools, hospitals, places of worship and courthouses.138
  • Neil J. Gillespie FL Senate special
    His campaign site says he supports the lawful removal of people who enter the country illegally, along with a path to citizenship for immigrants who follow the rules.139,140,141
  • Amanda Marie Green FL-2
    Her campaign website says Congress should not keep spending tens of billions of dollars a year on what it calls a failed immigration enforcement agency, and calls for congressional oversight of immigration enforcement and respect for due process.142
  • Mike Klein FL-3
    His campaign website's platform, under a heading calling for ICE out, says resources should be redirected to professional law enforcement and that every person on American soil is entitled to due process.143
  • Mike Sell FL-4
    His campaign's platform says immigration enforcement should shift from community sweeps to trafficking networks.144
  • Eric Yonce FL-6
    His campaign website says immigration enforcement should focus on real public-safety threats rather than families and students who contribute to their communities.145
  • Mike Haridopolos FL-8
    His campaign website says he strongly supports President Trump's measures to secure the southern border and remove dangerous immigrants who are in the country illegally.146
  • Mike Beltran FL-14
    His campaign website says he stands with President Trump on immigration and that people it describes as criminals and fraudsters should be deported.147
  • Laurel Lee FL-15
    Her campaign website says the border bill she voted for provides substantial backing for deportation operations and for partnerships with local law enforcement, equipping ICE and DHS to detain and remove noncitizens it describes as criminals.148
  • Sydney Gruters FL-16
    Her campaign website says she will work with President Trump and ICE to keep families safe from violent criminals entering the country illegally.149
  • Kedner Maxime FL-20
    His campaign website lists deportation of those who commit crimes among his immigration priorities.150
  • Casey Askar FL-22
    His campaign website says the country must continue to deport people in the country illegally who have committed crimes, and secure its borders and all points of entry.151
  • Te Mayonna Brown FL-24
    Her campaign home page lists mass deportations among its plans, and her Issues page says she supports enforcing immigration laws, with priority given to removing criminals and anyone who is a threat to public safety.152,153
  • Oliver G. Gilbert III FL-24
    His campaign website says funding for current deportation policies should end and that the money should be redirected into communities.154
  • Jared Moskowitz FL-25
    His campaign website says he supports strong border security and that enforcement has to be accountable and humane.155
  • Mario Diaz-Balart FL-26
    His campaign website says he led fiscal year 2026 Homeland Security funding that prioritizes border security and the detention and swift removal of noncitizens who have committed crimes.156
  • Eliott Rodriguez FL-27
    His campaign website says he supports a secure border, law and order, and the removal of people who pose genuine threats.157
  • Phil "Felipe" Ehr FL-28
    His campaign website lists among his priorities targeting criminals and traffickers and improving training and accountability for border personnel.158
  • Scott Eckhard Jewett FL Governor
    His campaign website says immigration enforcement should focus on criminals, traffickers and real security threats.159
  • Brian Jack GA-3
    His campaign website says he supports funding for ICE and Border Patrol and deporting immigrants who are in the country illegally and are criminals.160
  • Maura Keller GA-3
    Her campaign website says she wants to stop detaining American citizens, treat people humanely and deport people if needed, and prevent people with criminal records, especially violent criminals, from crossing into the country.161
  • Henry "Hank" Johnson, Jr. GA-4
    His campaign website says he opposes the Trump administration’s militarization of ICE, and that he believes the country must secure its borders and require employers to comply with the law.162
  • Tony Kozycki GA-7
    His campaign website says ICE and DHS need stronger oversight, better training and consequences when they make serious mistakes.163
  • Houston Gaines GA-10
    His campaign website lists deporting immigrants who are in the country illegally and have committed crimes among his priorities, and says deportations must continue and the border must stay secure.164
  • Pamela "Pam" Delancy GA-10
    Her campaign website says an oversight committee is needed to train and review immigration enforcement procedures, and that accountability and transparency are needed to end cruelty by security personnel toward citizens facing apprehension.165
  • Jasmine Clark GA-13
    Her campaign website’s agenda lists stopping what it calls unconstitutional ICE raids among her priorities.166
  • Ashley Hinson IA Senate
    Her campaign website says she would secure the southern border by enforcing immigration laws and deporting dangerous immigrants here illegally who have committed crimes.167
  • Josh Turek IA Senate
    His campaign website says people who come here illegally and commit crimes should be deported, and that ICE agents should face regulation and accountability.168
  • Joe Mitchell IA-2
    His campaign website says he supports securing the borders, deporting people in the country illegally who are criminals, and reforming immigration laws.169
  • Lindsay James IA-2
    Her campaign website says ICE needs new leadership and new training methods and should get back to the basics of targeting the worst of the worst.170
  • Dave Bushaw IA-2
    His platform page says he opposes funding for indiscriminate immigrant roundups, which it says put Iowa's agricultural and manufacturing industries at risk.171
  • Sarah Trone Garriott IA-3
    Her campaign website says ICE must follow the law, be accountable to the American people, and protect rather than hurt communities.172
  • Chris McGowan IA-4
    His campaign website says he will work with the Trump administration to complete border enforcement, and that political officials must support the mission of Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations to arrest and remove people who undermine community safety and immigration laws.173
  • Natalie M Fleming ID Senate
    Her campaign website says immigration enforcement should focus on criminals, traffickers and security threats rather than workplace raids or separating families, and that far more immigration judges should be hired to clear the court backlog.174
  • Kaylee Peterson ID-1
    Her campaign website says she wants to shut down private for-profit detention facilities, stop mass deportations and dismantle the current immigration enforcement bureaucracies, and criticizes warrantless arrests and detention without legal representation.175
  • Sarah Zabel ID-1
    Her immigration outline says people here illegally who have committed serious crimes should be deported, and that she supports gut-level reform of ICE and accountability for those who committed crimes.176
  • Russ Fulcher ID-1
    His campaign website says he supports strong border security and full enforcement of immigration law.177
  • Emre Houser ID-2
    His platform page says ICE raids keep legal workers home and hurt every industry.178
  • Mike Simpson ID-2
    His campaign website's immigration page (dated April 2024) says he has cosponsored legislation to give law enforcement officers the power to detain criminals who are also in the country illegally.179
  • Terri Pickens ID Governor
    Her campaign website says people who enter the country illegally should be treated humanely, and that violent criminals should be stopped from entering and deported if they enter illegally.180
  • Christian Maxwell IL-1
    Her issues page says she supports legal immigration and will support legislation and oversight that strengthens immigration enforcement, including enforcement against criminal offenders, and improves benefit verification.181,182
  • Donna Miller IL-2
    Her campaign website says she supports due process for all and accountability for agencies that violate civil rights, and says racial profiling must end and immigration enforcement must uphold the Constitution.183
  • Delia Ramirez IL-3
    Her campaign website says she is fighting to end deportations to keep families together and to eliminate the case backlog in immigration court.184
  • Tommy Hanson IL-5
    His campaign website says ICE would work only in states that request its services, leaving that decision to each state, which it says would reduce unwanted federal services and spending.185
  • Sean Casten IL-6
    His campaign website says he opposes the Trump administration's policies that, it says, aim to deport people without regard for due process, and that he opposes Operation Midway Blitz.186
  • Niki Conforti IL-6
    Her campaign website says she supports expanding ICE and deporting violent criminals.187
  • La Shawn K. Ford IL-7
    His campaign website says he will work to limit ICE overreach and invest in community-based alternatives to detention.188
  • Melissa L. Bean IL-8
    Her campaign website says she will oppose President Trump's mass deportation and family separation policies and demand accountability and constitutional due process in immigration enforcement.189
  • Jennifer Davis IL-8
    Her campaign website says she will work to deport noncitizens who are criminals and to depoliticize the immigration process.190
  • Nikki Budzinski IL-13
    Her campaign website says she voted three times against legislation that would have given ICE and Customs and Border Protection an additional $70 billion without meaningful oversight, accountability or reforms, and that she is a cosponsor of the Protecting Sensitive Locations Act.191
  • Jennifer Todd IL-15
    Her campaign website says she supports securing the borders and enforcing the immigration laws already on the books, expects law enforcement to focus on dangerous criminals, and will fight for due process and humane treatment for people in federal immigration custody, including access to medical care and legal counsel.192,193
  • Whitfield Harrington Jr IL Senate
    His campaign website says immigration laws must be enforced and criminals deported, while ICE should be reined in when its conduct becomes excessive or unaccountable and family separation prevented, and that people who choose to leave on their own should be helped to do so.194,195
  • Kelly Thompson IN-3
    Her campaign website says she would create independent oversight with the power to investigate federal immigration enforcement agencies, establish independent inspections of immigration detention facilities, and have crimes by immigration enforcement personnel investigated and, where the evidence supports it, prosecuted.196,197
  • André Carson IN-7
    His campaign website says he has spoken out against the mass deportations carried out in 2025 and will keep working until wrongfully deported people who have not committed crimes are returned to their families.198
  • Mary Allen IN-8
    Her campaign website says families should not be treated as criminals or rounded up and denied due process, and it calls for commonsense oversight of the Department of Homeland Security.199
  • Brad A. Meyer IN-9
    His campaign website says mass deportation would cost billions and shrink the economy, and that while laws must be enforced, enforcement alone cannot fix the immigration system.200
  • Erin Houchin IN-9
    Her campaign website says she supports deporting people in the country illegally who have committed crimes in order to protect communities.201
  • Roger Marshall KS Senate
    His campaign website says he cosponsored the Laken Riley Act, signed into law in January 2025, which it says requires immigration detention of unauthorized immigrants who commit certain crimes such as burglary or theft.202
  • Derek Schmidt KS-2
    His campaign website lists cosponsoring and passing the Laken Riley Act and Sarah's Law, which it presents as border security measures, and backing legislation to deport fraudsters who are not U.S. citizens, among his work in Congress.203
  • Eric Jenkins KS-3
    His campaign website says he would end catch-and-release and enforce the immigration laws on the books, while supporting legal immigration pathways and cracking down on illegal entry.204
  • Ron Estes KS-4
    His campaign website says Republicans in Congress have stepped up to secure the border, reduce illegal crossings and deport the most dangerous people here illegally.205
  • Andy Barr KY Senate
    His campaign website says he believes immigrants in the country illegally who have committed crimes must all be deported, and that he has supported ending catch and release.206
  • Hal Rogers KY-5
    His campaign website's biography says that after he was chosen in 2003 to lead the first Subcommittee on Homeland Security, he insisted on enforcement of the country's immigration laws and stronger border security.207
  • Mikel Wein KY-5
    His campaign website lists rolling back ICE funding for 2026 among actions needed immediately.208
  • Zach Dembo KY-6
    His campaign website says he will always be for immigration enforcement against violent criminals and a secure border, and that ICE should focus on actual violent criminals rather than law-abiding people in courthouses, schools or churches.209
  • Julia Letlow LA Senate
    Her campaign website says she would deport immigrants in the country illegally who are criminals or gang members and end catch-and-release policies.210
  • Lisa Ballay LA-2
    Her campaign website says she supports enforcing immigration law and securing the border, and that enforcement must be constitutional, targeted and accountable, with due process and clear standards when federal agents operate in communities.211
  • John Day LA-3
    His campaign website lists enforcing the law and securing the border, stopping illegal trafficking and fentanyl at the source, supporting law enforcement and border agents, and fixing a broken system with clear, legal pathways among its immigration goals.212
  • "Clay" Higgins LA-3
    His campaign website's 2016 Issues page says people who entered the country illegally should be located by law enforcement, identified, arrested and deported, and that ICE must have a clear directive from Congress and the executive branch to enforce the law.213
  • "Mike" Nichols LA-4
    His campaign flyer lists strong border security and strict immigration laws among the things he supports.214
  • Michael Echols LA-5
    His campaign website says those who enter the country illegally must be returned to their home countries and that any immigrant caught defrauding taxpayers should be denaturalized and deported.215
  • Lori Loureiro Trahan MA-3
    Her campaign website's 2018 Immigration Policy page, which appears only in its site map, says she will never help deport productive immigrant members of American communities.216
  • Dan Koh MA-6
    His campaign website lists abolishing what it calls Trump's ICE among his top priorities.217
  • Rasheed Nicholas Walters MA-8
    His campaign website says he will support federal law enforcement and ICE in identifying and removing illegal immigrants convicted of crimes such as rape, child molestation, assault and drunk driving, with priority deportation and more deportation capacity.218
  • Dan Schwartz MD-1
    His campaign website says he would direct immigration enforcement at people who have committed crimes and require ICE and Border Patrol to follow the police procedures that other law enforcement agencies follow.219
  • Sarah Elfreth MD-3
    Her campaign website says she has carried out oversight of the Baltimore ICE holding facility, worked with Howard County to block a new ICE facility in Elkridge, and refused to fund DHS and ICE, which it says the President has weaponized.220
  • Berney Flowers MD-3
    His campaign website says he backs tough enforcement of immigration law and policies that put national safety first.221
  • Moshe Y. Landman MD-6
    His campaign website says immigration raids are terrorizing immigrant communities and families are being broken up, and calls for a complete overhaul of immigration laws, procedures and programs.222
  • Jack Bergman MI-1
    His campaign website lists among his accomplishments supporting the Laken Riley Act, which it says expanded federal detention requirements for certain immigrants without legal status who are charged with or convicted of specified crimes, and the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which it says funded immigration enforcement, including detention capacity. It also says he has supported legislation to keep federal resources focused on enforcing immigration laws.223
  • John Moolenaar MI-2
    His campaign website says federal immigration laws already on the books should be applied consistently, with deportation for immigrants who commit crimes.224
  • Terri DeBoer MI-3
    Her campaign website says she supports enforcing immigration laws and removing dangerous criminals who enter the country illegally.225
  • Sean McCann MI-4
    His campaign website says he supports a secure border that keeps criminals out while offering a legal path for people who follow the law, and that in Congress he will work to overhaul ICE and make agents answer for illegal actions.226
  • Jim Bronke MI-5
    His campaign website says he does not support what ICE is doing in the country, and that illegal immigration is best dealt with at the border rather than within cities and communities.227
  • Heather Smiley MI-6
    Her campaign website says she supports remediating illegal entrants and addressing the issues tied to people who entered the country illegally.228,229
  • William Lawrence MI-7
    His campaign website calls for ending what it describes as the ICE occupation of American cities and streets and says ICE should be held accountable for unconstitutional conduct.230,231
  • Thomas J. Smith MI-8
    His campaign website says he supports restoring deportations and ending catch-and-release.232,233
  • C. Mia Pettus MI-8
    Her campaign website lists secure borders, credible enforcement, orderly legal immigration, employer accountability, serious-crime enforcement and due process among its immigration priorities.234
  • Ray Pooley MI-9
    His campaign website says he supports a secure border and ending ICE raids, along with enforcing smart border policy that targets root causes.235
  • Lisa McClain MI-9
    Her campaign website says the country needs to enforce its immigration laws to the fullest extent.236
  • Michael Bouchard MI-10
    His campaign website says he stands for ending catch-and-release and for deporting people in the country illegally who are criminals and endanger citizens.237,238
  • Michele Tafoya MN Senate
    Her campaign website says noncitizen immigrants convicted of fraud should be deported and that she would cosponsor the Deporting Fraudsters Act; it also says she supports deporting immigrants in the country illegally who commit crimes and opposes efforts to abolish ICE.239
  • Brad Finstad MN-1
    His campaign website lists among his accomplishments securing increased immigration enforcement resources in H.R. 1, and says he co-sponsored the Deporting Fraudsters Act and backs a bill that would require ICE to hold people here illegally who are charged with crimes that caused a death or serious injury.240
  • DeVelle L. Jackson MN-5
    It says ICE needs serious institutional reform, including protection of due process during arrests and in detention and real consequences for misconduct.241
  • Tom Emmer MN-6
    Its border section lists among his accomplishments passing the Laken Riley Act, which it says ensures that people in the country illegally who commit crimes are quickly and permanently deported.242
  • Michelle Fischbach MN-7
    The issues page says she opposes efforts to abolish ICE and wants law enforcement at all levels supported in enforcing immigration laws. The record page lists co-sponsoring and voting for the Laken Riley Act, which it says provides for detaining people in the country illegally who commit theft.243,244
  • Trina Swanson MN-8
    The priorities page says enforcement should focus on real threats, with violent criminals and others who truly threaten public safety as the priority, while respecting due process.245
  • Bob Onder MO-3
    His campaign website says he introduced the Timely Departure Act in Congress, which it says cracks down on visa overstayers.246
  • Jordan Herrera MO-4
    His campaign website says he does not support open borders or mass deportation without due process.247
  • Rick Brattin MO-5
    His campaign website says that in Congress he will back efforts to fully fund ICE and to deport criminal illegal aliens.248
  • Chris Stigall MO-6
    His campaign website says he supports President Trump's efforts to end catch-and-release policies and to deport immigrants here illegally whom it describes as dangerous criminals.249
  • Mike Ezell MS-4
    His campaign website says he will oppose catch-and-release policies and work to stop illegal immigration, so that everyone who enters the country does so through the legal process.250
  • Carl Boyanton MS-4
    His campaign website says the country should deport as many people as possible who entered illegally, giving priority to criminals, newly arrived people and anyone unwilling to assimilate.251
  • Sam Forstag MT-1
    His campaign website says anyone in the chain of command who broke the law or violated people's basic rights during immigration enforcement or detention should face criminal prosecution and congressional investigations. It also lists requiring judicial warrants for searches, seizures and arrests, and making immigration courts independent and adequately funded.252
  • Brian J Miller MT-2
    His campaign website says he opposes the policy of mass deportations and wants to keep the border secure, stop the aggressive use of federal power, and find, arrest, detain and deport actual criminals.253
  • Michael D Eisenhauer MT-2
    His Issues page says it is reasonable to remove people in the country illegally who have been convicted of serious crimes or violence, and that he is worried ICE is being overly aggressive in rounding up both legal and illegal immigrants.254
  • Michael Whatley NC Senate
    His campaign website says he fully supports President Trump's efforts to secure the border and to deport what it describes as millions of immigrants in the country illegally who have committed crimes.255,256
  • Valerie P. Foushee NC-4
    Her campaign website says she is working in Congress to limit the authority of ICE and to hold agents accountable when they abuse their authority or violate people's rights, and that she voted against a Department of Homeland Security funding bill that included funding for ICE.257
  • Virginia Foxx NC-5
    Her campaign website says she supports President Trump's efforts to enforce current immigration laws and secure the border, and that immigration reform should aim to secure borders, uphold laws and protect national security.258
  • Cyril Jefferson NC-6
    His campaign website says he believes ICE must be overhauled and should follow the law with proper training, oversight and accountability, and it lists judicial warrants for entries and protection for sensitive places such as schools and hospitals among the guardrails he supports.259
  • Maad Abu-Ghazalah NC-7
    His campaign website's Platform page says people found in the country without documentation should pay a fine, leave, and be given a chance to enter legally, and that ICE should protect civil liberties while doing its job.260
  • Colby Watson NC-8
    His campaign website's Border & Immigration page says he would direct enforcement toward violent offenders and people who pose real threats to public safety.261
  • Mark Harris NC-8
    His campaign website's Issues page says he wants stronger border security, support for advanced technology, and rigorous enforcement of immigration laws.262
  • Richard N. Ojeda II NC-9
    His campaign website's Immigration page says he would replace ICE with a different immigration enforcement system that is lawful, accountable, transparent and subject to oversight, and that people who commit violent crimes should be removed.263
  • Pat Harrigan NC-10
    His campaign website says he is working with the Trump administration to secure the border and enforce federal law, and lists enforcing immigration laws among his actions against crime.264
  • Jack Codiga NC-12
    His platform page says illegal immigration should be handled with a structured, enforceable approach that focuses on removing violent offenders and people exploiting government programs, and that people who remain should face clear expectations to assimilate.265
  • Brad Knott NC-13
    His campaign website says people who break immigration laws must face consequences as a deterrent, and that an immigrant in the country illegally who commits a felony should serve at least five years in prison and then be deported.266,267
  • Chuck Conboy NE Senate
    His campaign website says he would secure the southern border, expand immigration enforcement, and deport criminals, dangerous individuals and people with no claim to remain, while training hardworking immigrants to become productive members of society.268
  • Chris Backemeyer NE-1
    His campaign website says he would take back nearly $75 billion in funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement that it describes as excess, bar federal money for detaining children, and limit unilateral expansions of detention facilities while restricting Homeland Security operations to enforcing immigration law.269
  • Brinker Harding NE-2
    His campaign website says he supports deporting people in the country illegally who commit violent crimes.270
  • Denise Powell NE-2
    Her campaign website says she supports securing the border but criticizes the administration's expansion of immigration raids and arrests, and says she will demand accountability from ICE and the Department of Homeland Security.271
  • Mark Cohen NE-3
    His campaign website lists pushing to cut ICE funding to Biden-era levels and opposing detention without due process of people suspected of being in the country illegally among his immigration commitments, and says immigration reform should recognize that immigrants are critical to Nebraska's agriculture and other industries.272
  • Chris Pappas NH Senate
    His campaign website says ICE should focus on deporting people here illegally who are violent and breaking the law, and that he wrote a bill to redirect $75 billion in ICE funding to local law enforcement.273
  • Edmond Laplante NH Senate
    His campaign website says immigration policy must begin with enforcing the laws already on the books.274
  • Stefany Shaheen NH-1
    Her campaign website says Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) must be overhauled so its agents meet the standards expected of local police. It calls for an end to searches without warrants and to ICE raids at schools, churches and hospitals, and says there will be no ICE warehouses in New Hampshire.275
  • Maggie Goodlander NH-2
    Her campaign website lists among her accomplishments a court filing in Centro de Trabajadores Unidos v. Bessent that defended keeping taxpayer information private and apart from immigration enforcement.276
  • Lily Tang Williams NH-2
    Her campaign website says current immigration laws should be enforced, that ICE must be adequately funded and supported, and that people who cross the border illegally should be detained, identified and sent back, with catch-and-release ended.277,278
  • Damon Galdo NJ-1
    His campaign website says he supports enforcing existing immigration laws.279,280
  • Jeff Van Drew NJ-2
    The page says he supports President Trump's efforts to secure the border and speed up the deportation of immigrants in the country illegally who have committed crimes. It also lists his vote for a border security package that it says gives the Department of Homeland Security resources to detain and deport such immigrants.281
  • Rachel Peace NJ-4
    Her campaign website says she would work to end mass deportation and the privatization of prisons and detention centers, and supports a return to the pre-2003 Immigration and Naturalization Service.282
  • Sean Kirrane NJ-5
    His campaign website's home page lists securing the borders and enforcing immigration laws among his priorities.283
  • Adam Rueda NJ-5
    His campaign website says human rights and due process are being disregarded by ICE, especially in its detention centers, and lists addressing this among his main priorities.284
  • Rosie Pino NJ-9
    Her campaign issues page says she supports President Trump's border security policies and wants Border Patrol and ICE to have the tools to arrest and deport violent criminals, and that people who are in the country illegally should be removed if they commit serious crimes.285
  • Gregg Mele NJ-12
    His campaign website says he supports legal immigration and a secure border, and wants to regain control of the border and enforce current immigration law.286
  • Ben R Lujan NM Senate
    His campaign website says he has introduced legislation to require training for ICE and CBP officers and to hold them accountable, and calls for reforms to ICE.287
  • Afzal "Bobby" Khan NV-1
    His campaign website says he supports ending catch-and-release and prioritizing the deportation of people who break the law after entering the country illegally.288,289
  • Teresa F. Benitez-Thompson NV-2
    Her campaign website says the country needs a reformed immigration system that works, and not federal agents separating families.290
  • Kathy C. Hochul NY Governor
    Her campaign website lists holding ICE agents accountable among her accomplishments.291
  • Ron Meinhardt OK Senate
    His campaign website supports enforcing immigration laws while overhauling them through Congress, including securing the border and streamlining deportation.292
  • Curtis Stinnett OK Senate
    His campaign website says he agrees with removing noncitizens who commit crimes but criticizes current ICE practices, including detentions at court appearances and naturalization ceremonies and deportations without due process, and says he would vote against ICE funding while those practices continue and for taking back funding from ICE as it now operates.293
  • Robert E Brooks Sr OK Governor
    His immigration plan says enforcement should focus first on people involved in violent crime, trafficking, terrorism or repeat serious offenses, and that others without legal status should be able to register voluntarily and begin resolving their status under federal law.294
  • Jeff Merkley OR Senate
    His voters' pamphlet statement calls for ending ICE operations at schools and warrantless home raids, and for full accountability for civil rights violations.295
  • Chris Henry OR Senate
    His platform calls for replacing ICE's current enforcement model with a humane system of immigration administration and due process, with less reliance on detention.296
  • John Francis Reed RI Senate
    His campaign website says he voted against funding the administration's immigration raids, is working to limit ICE's conduct, and pushed to shift $62 billion in ICE funding to building affordable homes.297
  • Michael Anthony Bahry RI Senate
    His campaign website says the government is spending billions on mass deportations while the legal immigration system stays broken, and that Rhode Islanders want a compassionate solution rather than the removal of hardworking people. It also says the border must be secured to stop human and drug trafficking.298
  • Darline Graham SC Senate
    Her campaign website says she supports ending catch-and-release and removing immigrants who are in the country illegally and have committed crimes.299
  • Kasie Whitener SC Senate
    Her campaign blog criticizes how ICE is carrying out enforcement and says she favors law enforcement that is heavy on law and light on force.300
  • Robert Jones TN Senate
    His campaign website says immigrants accused of breaking the law should be dealt with on the basis of proof and with due process.301
  • Catherine Barcel "Barcy" Whitson TN Senate
    Her campaign website says migrant farmworkers should be protected and able to stay without fear of deportation.302
  • David Hatley TN Governor
    His campaign website says that people in the country illegally who commit violent crimes should not be in Tennessee communities and that the state should work toward that.303
  • Ken Paxton TX Senate
    His campaign website says he would help President Trump deport people who are in the country without legal permission, and it singles out those who have committed crimes.304
  • James Talarico TX Senate
    His campaign website says immigration enforcement should focus on deporting people who commit crimes, gang members and human traffickers rather than immigrants who pose no threat to public safety.305

§3Related bills

Why this matters: Bills from 2023–2026 that bear on this issue, with how Congress handled them.