How has Trump’s immigration agenda affected the US midterms? Send us your questions

Since Donald Trump started his second term in January 2025, immigration enforcement has remained a major issue for US voters, with arrests reaching record highs, operations becoming deadly and immigration raids hitting politicians’ homes. Our reporting has documented the experiences of those directly affected by the harsh conditions in detention centers and resistance to ICE agents on the ground.

Immigration will be a defining issue in the final weeks of campaigning for the 2026 US midterm elections.

Join our final live midterm election Q&A before November on Thursday, 22 October 2026, at noon ET on the Guardian US site. Immigration reporters Maanvi Singh and José Olivares, along with Los Angeles correspondent Sam Levin, will take your questions.

What do candidates’ immigration policies mean in practice, and what could change in your community depending on the outcome of the election? Submit your questions using the form below.

The US politics team is hosting a series of reader Q&As leading up to the November US midterm elections. See our conversations as part of this series here:

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