Maine · U.S. Senate · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Where do the candidates stand on immigration?
Susan CollinsRepublicanIncumbent
Troy JacksonDemocrat
Part of the full Maine 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
Susan Collins
Opposes abolishing ICE but says it needs reform; voted for the 2026 reconciliation bill funding ICE and Customs and Border Protection through 2029.
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- Public statementOct. 6, 2026
Said in the first debate that ICE cannot be abolished but "does need reform." 2 sourcesSusan Collins and Troy Jackson clash over abortion, ICE and other issues in first debate (opens in a new tab)Maine Public · Oct. 7, 2026 · NewsFact-checking 6 claims that dominated the Susan Collins-Troy Jackson debate (opens in a new tab)Bangor Daily News · Oct. 8, 2026 · News
- Past actionJune 5, 2026
Voted June 5, 2026, for S. 2, a reconciliation bill providing about $38 billion for ICE, $26 billion for CBP and $5 billion for the Department of Homeland Security through 2029. She says she included reforms such as $20 million for body-worn cameras and de-escalation training. 3 sourcesRoll Call Vote 119th Congress - 2nd Session, Vote Number 163: On Passage of the Bill S. 2 (opens in a new tab)U.S. Senate · June 5, 2026 · Legislative recordFact-checking 6 claims that dominated the Susan Collins-Troy Jackson debate (opens in a new tab)Bangor Daily News · Oct. 8, 2026 · News3 takeaways from the 3rd Maine Senate debate between Susan Collins and Troy Jackson (opens in a new tab)Portland Press Herald · Oct. 13, 2026 · News
- Public statementOct. 6, 2026
Said in the first debate that ICE cannot be abolished but "does need reform." 2 sourcesSusan Collins and Troy Jackson clash over abortion, ICE and other issues in first debate (opens in a new tab)Maine Public · Oct. 7, 2026 · NewsFact-checking 6 claims that dominated the Susan Collins-Troy Jackson debate (opens in a new tab)Bangor Daily News · Oct. 8, 2026 · News
- Past actionJune 5, 2026
Voted June 5, 2026, for S. 2, a reconciliation bill providing about $38 billion for ICE, $26 billion for CBP and $5 billion for the Department of Homeland Security through 2029. She says she included reforms such as $20 million for body-worn cameras and de-escalation training. 3 sourcesRoll Call Vote 119th Congress - 2nd Session, Vote Number 163: On Passage of the Bill S. 2 (opens in a new tab)U.S. Senate · June 5, 2026 · Legislative recordFact-checking 6 claims that dominated the Susan Collins-Troy Jackson debate (opens in a new tab)Bangor Daily News · Oct. 8, 2026 · News3 takeaways from the 3rd Maine Senate debate between Susan Collins and Troy Jackson (opens in a new tab)Portland Press Herald · Oct. 13, 2026 · News
Troy Jackson
Proposes abolishing ICE, shifting immigration enforcement to Customs and Border Protection and the FBI, and an immigration system focused on due process and public-safety threats.
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- Campaign proposal2026
His campaign calls for dismantling and abolishing ICE and says he supports an immigration system that respects due process and human rights and focuses on public-safety threats rather than “indiscriminate raids and deportations.” SourceTroy's priorities in the Senate (opens in a new tab)Troy Jackson for Maine · Campaign
- Public statementOct. 13, 2026
At the Oct. 13, 2026 debate he called ICE a “rogue agency” that should be abolished, with enforcement shifted to U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the FBI, and criticized Collins's support for $70 billion in new funding for ICE and other agencies. Source3 takeaways from the 3rd Maine Senate debate between Susan Collins and Troy Jackson (opens in a new tab)Portland Press Herald · Oct. 13, 2026 · News
- Campaign proposal2026
His campaign calls for dismantling and abolishing ICE and says he supports an immigration system that respects due process and human rights and focuses on public-safety threats rather than “indiscriminate raids and deportations.” SourceTroy's priorities in the Senate (opens in a new tab)Troy Jackson for Maine · Campaign
- Public statementOct. 13, 2026
At the Oct. 13, 2026 debate he called ICE a “rogue agency” that should be abolished, with enforcement shifted to U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the FBI, and criticized Collins's support for $70 billion in new funding for ICE and other agencies. Source3 takeaways from the 3rd Maine Senate debate between Susan Collins and Troy Jackson (opens in a new tab)Portland Press Herald · Oct. 13, 2026 · News
Recorded votes on immigration
Selected votes
Susan Collins
Budget reconciliation bill funding immigration enforcement (S. 2, 119th Congress)
ImmigrationReconciliation bill providing about $38 billion for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, $26 billion for Customs and Border Protection and $5 billion for the Department of Homeland Security, available through 2029.
Passed the Senate 52–47 on June 5, 2026; passed the House 214–212 on June 9, 2026; signed into law in June 2026.
3 sourcesRoll Call Vote 119th Congress - 2nd Session, Vote Number 163: On Passage of the Bill S. 2 (opens in a new tab)U.S. Senate · June 5, 2026 · Legislative recordCongress Passes Second Reconciliation Bill to Fund ICE and CBP (opens in a new tab)The Conference Board · June 29, 2026 · ReferenceFact-checking 6 claims that dominated the Susan Collins-Troy Jackson debate (opens in a new tab)Bangor Daily News · Oct. 8, 2026 · NewsVoted yesU.S. Senate · June 5, 2026
On Passage of the Bill S. 2
Senate roll call 163, 119th Congress (official record, opens in a new tab)SourceRoll Call Vote 119th Congress - 2nd Session, Vote Number 163: On Passage of the Bill S. 2 (opens in a new tab)U.S. Senate · June 5, 2026 · Legislative record
Troy Jackson
LD 1050, Resolve, Directing the Department of Labor to Request a Federal Waiver to Allow Presumptive Work Eligibility for Asylum Seekers (Maine Senate, 131st Legislature, 2023)
ImmigrationDirects the Commissioner of Labor to request a waiver from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services to let asylum seekers in Maine who have applied for asylum and have not been denied work during the six months after applying and while an expired work permit is pending renewal.
Passed to be engrossed by the Senate 30–0, with 5 excused, on April 20, 2023 (Roll Call #97); finally passed as Resolve 2023, chapter 14.
3 sourcesMaine State Senate Roll Call #97, LD 1050 (SP 419), 131st Legislature, 1st Special Session (opens in a new tab)Maine State Senate · April 20, 2023 · Legislative record131st Legislature, First Regular and First Special Sessions: Disposition of bills and summaries of all laws enacted or finally passed, Joint Standing Committee on Labor and Housing (opens in a new tab)Maine State Legislature · Oct. 2023 · Legislative record131st Roll Calls (opens in a new tab)Maine State Senate · Legislative recordVoted yesMaine Senate · April 20, 2023
Passage to be Engrossed
SourceMaine State Senate Roll Call #97, LD 1050 (SP 419), 131st Legislature, 1st Special Session (opens in a new tab)Maine State Senate · April 20, 2023 · Legislative record
In their own words
Statements
Susan Collins
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
It does need reform. But do you really want to abolish an agency that is responsible for deporting violent criminals?
Susan Collins · First debate with Troy Jackson, hosted by CBS 13 in Portland, in an exchange on whether ICE should be reformed or abolished · Oct. 6, 2026
2 sourcesSusan Collins and Troy Jackson clash over abortion, ICE and other issues in first debate (opens in a new tab)Maine Public · Oct. 7, 2026 · News‘We can’t eat road salt’: Jackson rips Sen. Collins in first Maine Senate debate (opens in a new tab)CNN · Oct. 6, 2026 · News
Troy Jackson
Funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement
You don't put more money into an agency that is killing people across this country
Troy Jackson · First debate with Susan Collins, hosted by CBS 13 in Portland, in an exchange on whether ICE should be reformed or abolished · Oct. 6, 2026
2 sourcesSusan Collins and Troy Jackson clash over abortion, ICE and other issues in first debate (opens in a new tab)Maine Public · Oct. 7, 2026 · News‘We can’t eat road salt’: Jackson rips Sen. Collins in first Maine Senate debate (opens in a new tab)CNN · Oct. 6, 2026 · News
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