Michigan · U.S. Senate · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Where do the candidates stand on immigration?
Abdul El-SayedDemocrat
Mike RogersRepublican
Part of the full Michigan 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
Abdul El-Sayed
Supports abolishing ICE, ending summary deportations and guaranteeing legal counsel; has said the U.S. should return to an agency like the former INS and create a path to citizenship.
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- Campaign proposal2026
His VOTE411 answer says every Michigan resident, regardless of birthplace or status, deserves the rights promised by due process and the First and Fourth Amendments; calls for an immigration system that ends summary deportations, creates “truly independent courts” and guarantees legal counsel; and says he supports abolishing ICE, protecting schools and hospitals from raids and banning racial profiling. SourceU.S. Senate — VOTE411 Voter Guide (opens in a new tab)League of Women Voters Education Fund (VOTE411) · 2026 · Candidate questionnaire
- Public statementOct. 8, 2026
In the Oct. 8, 2026 debate, said an immigrant in the country illegally who commits a violent crime and has a deportation order would be deported under his approach, and that the U.S. should return to an agency like the former Immigration and Naturalization Service and create a path to citizenship. 2 sources6 takeaways from the Michigan Senate debate between Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers (opens in a new tab)WLNS 6 News, via Yahoo News · Oct. 9, 2026 · NewsSparks fly as Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers face off in first Michigan Senate debate (opens in a new tab)NBC News · Oct. 8, 2026 · News
- Campaign proposal2026
His VOTE411 answer says every Michigan resident, regardless of birthplace or status, deserves the rights promised by due process and the First and Fourth Amendments; calls for an immigration system that ends summary deportations, creates “truly independent courts” and guarantees legal counsel; and says he supports abolishing ICE, protecting schools and hospitals from raids and banning racial profiling. SourceU.S. Senate — VOTE411 Voter Guide (opens in a new tab)League of Women Voters Education Fund (VOTE411) · 2026 · Candidate questionnaire
- Public statementOct. 8, 2026
In the Oct. 8, 2026 debate, said an immigrant in the country illegally who commits a violent crime and has a deportation order would be deported under his approach, and that the U.S. should return to an agency like the former Immigration and Naturalization Service and create a path to citizenship. 2 sources6 takeaways from the Michigan Senate debate between Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers (opens in a new tab)WLNS 6 News, via Yahoo News · Oct. 9, 2026 · NewsSparks fly as Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers face off in first Michigan Senate debate (opens in a new tab)NBC News · Oct. 8, 2026 · News
Mike Rogers
Voted for the Secure Fence Act of 2006; said in an October 2026 debate that the federal immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis was “probably not appropriate.”
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- Public statementOct. 8, 2026
Asked in the Oct. 8, 2026 debate whether the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement had ever gone too far, pointed to the federal operation in Minneapolis, in which federal agents shot and killed two U.S. citizens, and said it was “probably not appropriate.” Citing fugitive raids he did as an FBI agent, he said, “You always want to go in quiet, get the bad guy, get out of the neighborhood for less problems,” and said the administration made adjustments afterward. 2 sourcesSparks fly as Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers face off in first Michigan Senate debate (opens in a new tab)NBC News · Oct. 8, 2026 · News6 takeaways from the Michigan Senate debate between Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers (opens in a new tab)WLNS 6 News, via Yahoo News · Oct. 9, 2026 · News
- Past actionSept. 14, 2006
Voted for the Secure Fence Act of 2006 (H.R. 6061), which directed the Secretary of Homeland Security to achieve operational control over U.S. land and maritime borders through surveillance and physical infrastructure and required at least two layers of reinforced fencing along specified stretches of the southern border; it passed the House 283–138 on Sept. 14, 2006, and was signed into law Oct. 26, 2006 (Public Law 109-367). 3 sourcesRoll Call 446: H.R. 6061, Secure Fence Act of 2006, On Passage (opens in a new tab)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Sept. 14, 2006 · Legislative recordPublic Law 109-367, Secure Fence Act of 2006 (opens in a new tab)U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo) · Oct. 26, 2006 · Legislative recordPublic Law 109-367 (120 Stat. 2638), Secure Fence Act of 2006 (opens in a new tab)U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo) · Oct. 26, 2006 · Legislative record
- Public statementOct. 8, 2026
Asked in the Oct. 8, 2026 debate whether the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement had ever gone too far, pointed to the federal operation in Minneapolis, in which federal agents shot and killed two U.S. citizens, and said it was “probably not appropriate.” Citing fugitive raids he did as an FBI agent, he said, “You always want to go in quiet, get the bad guy, get out of the neighborhood for less problems,” and said the administration made adjustments afterward. 2 sourcesSparks fly as Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers face off in first Michigan Senate debate (opens in a new tab)NBC News · Oct. 8, 2026 · News6 takeaways from the Michigan Senate debate between Abdul El-Sayed and Mike Rogers (opens in a new tab)WLNS 6 News, via Yahoo News · Oct. 9, 2026 · News
- Past actionSept. 14, 2006
Voted for the Secure Fence Act of 2006 (H.R. 6061), which directed the Secretary of Homeland Security to achieve operational control over U.S. land and maritime borders through surveillance and physical infrastructure and required at least two layers of reinforced fencing along specified stretches of the southern border; it passed the House 283–138 on Sept. 14, 2006, and was signed into law Oct. 26, 2006 (Public Law 109-367). 3 sourcesRoll Call 446: H.R. 6061, Secure Fence Act of 2006, On Passage (opens in a new tab)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Sept. 14, 2006 · Legislative recordPublic Law 109-367, Secure Fence Act of 2006 (opens in a new tab)U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo) · Oct. 26, 2006 · Legislative recordPublic Law 109-367 (120 Stat. 2638), Secure Fence Act of 2006 (opens in a new tab)U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo) · Oct. 26, 2006 · Legislative record
Recorded votes on immigration
Selected votes
Abdul El-Sayed
No legislative record
Mike Rogers
Secure Fence Act of 2006 (H.R. 6061, 109th Congress)
ImmigrationDirected the Secretary of Homeland Security to achieve operational control over the international land and maritime borders of the United States through surveillance and physical infrastructure, and required at least two layers of reinforced fencing, additional barriers, roads, lighting, cameras and sensors along specified stretches of the southern border.
Passed the House 283–138 on Sept. 14, 2006; passed the Senate Sept. 29, 2006; signed into law Oct. 26, 2006 (Public Law 109-367).
3 sourcesRoll Call 446: H.R. 6061, Secure Fence Act of 2006, On Passage (opens in a new tab)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Sept. 14, 2006 · Legislative recordPublic Law 109-367, Secure Fence Act of 2006 (opens in a new tab)U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo) · Oct. 26, 2006 · Legislative recordPublic Law 109-367 (120 Stat. 2638), Secure Fence Act of 2006 (opens in a new tab)U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo) · Oct. 26, 2006 · Legislative recordVoted yesU.S. House · Sept. 14, 2006
On Passage
House roll call 446, 2006 (official record, opens in a new tab)SourceRoll Call 446: H.R. 6061, Secure Fence Act of 2006, On Passage (opens in a new tab)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives · Sept. 14, 2006 · Legislative record
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