Georgia · U.S. Senate · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Where do the candidates stand on immigration?
Mike CollinsRepublican
Jon OssoffDemocratIncumbent
Part of the full Georgia U.S. Senate comparison · Last reviewed October 19, 2026
Immigration
Each position is labeled by what it rests on: a campaign proposal, a public statement, a past action such as a vote or lawsuit, or an enacted policy. Where nothing is documented, the page says so.
Documented positions
Mike Collins
Sponsored the House version of the Laken Riley Act; says immigrants should enter the country legally and that H-2A visas need to be fixed.
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- Past actionJan. 22, 2025
Sponsored the House version of the Laken Riley Act and voted for the Senate bill (S. 5), which requires detention of immigrants in the country without legal permission who are arrested for certain crimes; it was signed into law Jan. 29, 2025. 3 sourcesOssoff and Collins exchange fire in heated Senate campaign debate (opens in a new tab)GPB News · Oct. 14, 2026 · NewsMike Collins (Georgia) (opens in a new tab)Ballotpedia · ReferenceRoll Call 23: S. 5, Laken Riley Act, On Passage (opens in a new tab)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Jan. 22, 2025 · Legislative record
- Public statementOct. 8, 2026
Said in the Oct. 8 debate that people "should come into this country legally, period," and that H-2A visas need to be fixed so the program is more efficient. SourceRead the full transcript from the U.S. Senate debate between Jon Ossoff, Mike Collins (opens in a new tab)Atlanta News First (Gray Media), via WTOC · Oct. 8, 2026 · Transcript or video
- Past actionJan. 22, 2025
Sponsored the House version of the Laken Riley Act and voted for the Senate bill (S. 5), which requires detention of immigrants in the country without legal permission who are arrested for certain crimes; it was signed into law Jan. 29, 2025. 3 sourcesOssoff and Collins exchange fire in heated Senate campaign debate (opens in a new tab)GPB News · Oct. 14, 2026 · NewsMike Collins (Georgia) (opens in a new tab)Ballotpedia · ReferenceRoll Call 23: S. 5, Laken Riley Act, On Passage (opens in a new tab)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Jan. 22, 2025 · Legislative record
- Public statementOct. 8, 2026
Said in the Oct. 8 debate that people "should come into this country legally, period," and that H-2A visas need to be fixed so the program is more efficient. SourceRead the full transcript from the U.S. Senate debate between Jon Ossoff, Mike Collins (opens in a new tab)Atlanta News First (Gray Media), via WTOC · Oct. 8, 2026 · Transcript or video
Jon Ossoff
Voted for the Laken Riley Act and says immigrants in the country illegally who commit crimes must leave; backs local approval for new ICE detention facilities.
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- Public statementOct. 13, 2026
At the Oct. 13, 2026 debate, stood by his vote for the Laken Riley Act, saying people in the country illegally who commit crimes must leave and that some provisions of the law were overbroad and need to be addressed. SourceOssoff and Collins exchange fire in heated Senate campaign debate (opens in a new tab)GPB News · Oct. 14, 2026 · News
- Past actionApril 2026
Cosponsored the Respect for Local Communities Act, which would require the federal government to get written approval from state and local governments before opening new ICE detention or processing facilities. 2 sourcesSen. Ossoff Backing Bill to Require Federal Government to Get Local Approval for ICE Detention Facilities, Including Social Circle (opens in a new tab)Office of U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff · April 9, 2026 · GovernmentU.S. Senator: Jon Ossoff, Mike Collins (opens in a new tab)Georgia Recorder, via The Current · Oct. 16, 2026 · News
- Public statementOct. 13, 2026
At the Oct. 13, 2026 debate, stood by his vote for the Laken Riley Act, saying people in the country illegally who commit crimes must leave and that some provisions of the law were overbroad and need to be addressed. SourceOssoff and Collins exchange fire in heated Senate campaign debate (opens in a new tab)GPB News · Oct. 14, 2026 · News
- Past actionApril 2026
Cosponsored the Respect for Local Communities Act, which would require the federal government to get written approval from state and local governments before opening new ICE detention or processing facilities. 2 sourcesSen. Ossoff Backing Bill to Require Federal Government to Get Local Approval for ICE Detention Facilities, Including Social Circle (opens in a new tab)Office of U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff · April 9, 2026 · GovernmentU.S. Senator: Jon Ossoff, Mike Collins (opens in a new tab)Georgia Recorder, via The Current · Oct. 16, 2026 · News
Recorded votes on immigration
Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 119th Congress)
Requires the Department of Homeland Security to detain non-U.S. nationals who are in the country unlawfully, or who lacked required documents when applying for admission, and who have been charged with, arrested for, convicted of or admit to burglary, theft, larceny, shoplifting, assault of a law enforcement officer, or any crime that results in death or serious bodily injury to another person; authorizes states to sue the federal government over certain immigration-enforcement decisions or alleged failures.
Passed the Senate 64–35 on Jan. 20, 2025, and the House 263–156 on Jan. 22, 2025; signed into law Jan. 29, 2025.
5 sourcesRoll Call Vote 119th Congress - 1st Session, Vote Number 7: On Passage of the Bill S. 5 (opens in a new tab)U.S. Senate · Jan. 20, 2025 · Legislative recordLaken Riley Act (S. 5, 119th Congress): CRS bill summaries (opens in a new tab)Congressional Research Service, via U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo) · Jan. 29, 2025 · Legislative recordRoll Call 23: S. 5, Laken Riley Act, On Passage (opens in a new tab)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Jan. 22, 2025 · Legislative recordMike Collins (Georgia) (opens in a new tab)Ballotpedia · ReferenceJon Ossoff (profile, including 2026 Candidate Connection survey responses) (opens in a new tab)Ballotpedia · ReferenceMike Collins
U.S. House · Jan. 22, 2025
On Passage
House roll call 23, 2025 (official record, opens in a new tab)SourceRoll Call 23: S. 5, Laken Riley Act, On Passage (opens in a new tab)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Jan. 22, 2025 · Legislative record
Jon Ossoff
U.S. Senate · Jan. 20, 2025
On Passage of the Bill S. 5
Senate roll call 7, 119th Congress (official record, opens in a new tab)SourceRoll Call Vote 119th Congress - 1st Session, Vote Number 7: On Passage of the Bill S. 5 (opens in a new tab)U.S. Senate · Jan. 20, 2025 · Legislative record
Not the same roll call: Collins voted in the U.S. House on Jan. 22, 2025 (on Passage), Ossoff in the U.S. Senate on Jan. 20, 2025 (on Passage of the Bill S. 5). Votes in different chambers can be on different versions of a measure or on different procedural questions; each official record shows exactly what was voted on.
In their own words
Statements
Mike Collins
Immigration and farm labor
You should come into this country legally, period. Do we need help? Yes, we do. You know, we need H-2A visas to be fixed.
Mike Collins · Answer to a question about how to secure the border and deport violent offenders without cutting off labor for Georgia's farms and construction sites, in the Atlanta News First (Gray Media) U.S. Senate debate · Oct. 8, 2026
SourceRead the full transcript from the U.S. Senate debate between Jon Ossoff, Mike Collins (opens in a new tab)Atlanta News First (Gray Media), via WTOC · Oct. 8, 2026 · Transcript or video
Jon Ossoff
Border security and immigration enforcement
Georgians do expect and deserve secure borders, and that’s why I worked with Senator Cornyn of Texas to rush drug detection equipment to ports of entry. Georgians also expect their government to uphold basic standards of decency and human rights and civil rights.
Jon Ossoff · Answer to a question about how to secure the border and deport violent offenders without cutting off labor for Georgia's farms and construction sites, in the Atlanta News First (Gray Media) U.S. Senate debate · Oct. 8, 2026
SourceRead the full transcript from the U.S. Senate debate between Jon Ossoff, Mike Collins (opens in a new tab)Atlanta News First (Gray Media), via WTOC · Oct. 8, 2026 · Transcript or video
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