ICE and immigration agents

How ICE and other immigration agents carry out stops, arrests and operations, the rules they follow on masks, identification, force and warrants, how they are overseen and held legally responsible, and whether ICE continues, is overhauled or ends.

Hold ICE and its agents accountable for abuses

5 members
Peggy Flanagan
Senate · Minnesota · Democrat
“Federal Immigration officers are not above the law. Peggy is calling for an end to the aggressive sweeps against immigrants who pose no danger to our communities.”
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“The federal government laid this chaos and disruption on Minnesotans’ doorstep. Kristi Noem, Greg Bovino, and everyone involved in Operation Metro Surge must be held accountable for violating the law and due process. The federal government must repair and restore what it’s taken from Minnesota.”
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Troy Jackson
Senate · Maine · Democrat
“Jackson called for accountability following recent ICE activity in Maine and condemned the massive expansion of an agency operating with too little transparency or oversight.”
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“Troy supports an immigration system that respects due process and human rights, is accountable to the public, and focuses resources on genuine public-safety threats rather than indiscriminate raids and deportations.”
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Chris Pappas
Senate · New Hampshire · Democrat
“We need serious accountability measures in the [DHS] bill and we didn’t get that in the bill that was presented to the House last week. That’s why I voted no.”
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James Talarico
Senate · Texas · Democrat
“Hold ICE accountable for abuses: Ban ICE agents from wearing masks or refusing to show identification, and hold them accountable when they break the law.”
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Josh Turek
Senate · Iowa · Democrat
“Ensure regulation and accountability for ICE agents.”
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Abolish ICE

4 members
Abdul El-Sayed
Senate · Michigan · Democrat
“The 15-second spot, produced by FIGHT Agency, highlights Abdul as the only candidate in the race to support abolishing ICE – a position he has held since 2018.”
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“While Stevens has repeatedly voted to bolster ICE, Abdul has long argued that the agency is fundamentally incompatible with a humane and just immigration system and should be abolished.”
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“We must replace our broken and unpredictable immigration policy with a clear, comprehensive, and fair system. That begins with Abolishing ICE.”
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“ICE has become a tool for autocracy. Its culture of aggression, impunity, and disregard for the rule of law cannot be reformed or retrained. It must be abolished.”
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Peggy Flanagan
Senate · Minnesota · Democrat
“Peggy believes that ICE is out of control and that we must dismantle the agency and reimagine an immigration system rooted in dignity, safety, and due process for all.”
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Troy Jackson
Senate · Maine · Democrat
“Dismantle and abolish ICE”
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“This rogue agency must be abolished, and that’s what Troy will fight to do in the Senate.”
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Juliana Stratton
Senate · Illinois · Democrat
“Abolishing ICE”
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Focus immigration enforcement on dangerous criminals

3 members
Peggy Flanagan
Senate · Minnesota · Democrat
“Federal Immigration officers are not above the law. Peggy is calling for an end to the aggressive sweeps against immigrants who pose no danger to our communities.”
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Troy Jackson
Senate · Maine · Democrat
“Troy supports an immigration system that respects due process and human rights, is accountable to the public, and focuses resources on genuine public-safety threats rather than indiscriminate raids and deportations.”
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Chris Pappas
Senate · New Hampshire · Democrat
“We support efforts going after criminals, going after the worst of the worst, but terrorizing communities, dividing Americans in a very cynical, political way, is not how DHS should be operating right now.”
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Respect due process and constitutional rights in immigration enforcement

2 members
Peggy Flanagan
Senate · Minnesota · Democrat
“Due process is the foundation of the American justice system. Peggy will fight to rein in Donald Trump and Kristi Noem’s power to trample due process rights, detain and deport lawful residents–even citizens–and separate children from their parents.”
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“Peggy would have voted against Donald Trump’s bill that stripped away due process from some immigrants and allows ICE to indiscriminately round up people and tear families apart.”
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Troy Jackson
Senate · Maine · Democrat
“Troy supports an immigration system that respects due process and human rights, is accountable to the public, and focuses resources on genuine public-safety threats rather than indiscriminate raids and deportations.”
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Stop ICE raids in communities

2 members
Peggy Flanagan
Senate · Minnesota · Democrat
“Federal Immigration officers are not above the law. Peggy is calling for an end to the aggressive sweeps against immigrants who pose no danger to our communities.”
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Troy Jackson
Senate · Maine · Democrat
“Troy supports an immigration system that respects due process and human rights, is accountable to the public, and focuses resources on genuine public-safety threats rather than indiscriminate raids and deportations.”
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Overhaul ICE or replace it with a new agency

1 member
Abdul El-Sayed
Senate · Michigan · Democrat
“I believe in a safe, secure border and immigration enforcement–but under a new organizational structure that puts basic human dignity and deference to the rule of law first.”
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Make immigration agents identifiable

1 member
James Talarico
Senate · Texas · Democrat
“Hold ICE accountable for abuses: Ban ICE agents from wearing masks or refusing to show identification, and hold them accountable when they break the law.”
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Protect schools, churches, hospitals and other sensitive places from enforcement

1 member
Troy Jackson
Senate · Maine · Democrat
“Mainers have the right to go to school, seek medical care, worship freely, and access food pantries and shelters without fear.”
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Raise training and conduct standards for immigration agents

1 member
Chris Pappas
Senate · New Hampshire · Democrat
“They have plenty of funding right now. They had $75 billion that they received in the reconciliation bill last year that they could use for all sorts of good standards and better training, and all the things that our local departments are doing to better equip our officers for the 21st Century, to focus on the community and to keep our country safe. So we need to spell that out in the bill.”
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“Chris appreciates the job that our law enforcement officers do every day at the local, state, and federal levels and believes ICE should enforce our laws professionally. However it is clear that the federal government cannot continue to operate in a way that impedes local law enforcement, erodes trust, and puts communities at risk.”
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Compensate people and communities harmed by ICE

1 member
Peggy Flanagan
Senate · Minnesota · Democrat
“The federal government laid this chaos and disruption on Minnesotans’ doorstep. Kristi Noem, Greg Bovino, and everyone involved in Operation Metro Surge must be held accountable for violating the law and due process. The federal government must repair and restore what it’s taken from Minnesota.”
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