Senator Jon Ossoff (D-GA) has called out the leading Republican Senatorial candidates over the recent shooting in Minnesota involving the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency. The candidates include Representative Buddy Carter (R-GA01), Representative Mike Collins (R-GA10), and political outsider Derek Dooley.
Specifically, Ossoff questioned why none of them have called for an independent and transparent investigation as to why Alex Pretti was killed. The Senator suggests that the candidates care very little about ICE’s conduct and thus need to be held accountable.
Will one, even ONE, Republican U.S. Senate candidate in Georgia join other GOP leaders who are calling for a full, transparent, independent investigation into Alex Pretti’s killing in Minnesota? @Buddy_Carter @DerekDooleyGA @MikeCollinsGA
— Jon Ossoff (@ossoff) January 26, 2026
Rep. Collins directly responded to the callout and doubled down on his support for ICE. He called out Ossoff for refusing to speak up about the criminal illegal aliens whom ICE has recently apprehended.
Here’s my statement, Jon: we need to fully fund DHS so ICE can continue deporting violent criminal illegal immigrants from our streets. I stand with President Trump and law enforcement.
When will you say one, even ONE, word about the illegal aliens arrested just this month for… https://t.co/bcVKXMgjeF pic.twitter.com/AKNsmme7XQ
— Mike Collins (@MikeCollinsGA) January 26, 2026
Rep. Carter responded indirectly by reiterating his desire for ICE to establish a presence in the Metro Atlanta area. He also blamed Democrats like Ossoff for creating this border crisis in the first place.
The worst of the worst criminal illegals are in Atlanta. Let’s be clear: Democrats like Jon Ossoff created this crisis with their open-borders policies.
It’s time to send ICE to Atlanta so we can get these criminals off our streets. Arrest them. Deport them. Enforce the law.
— Buddy Carter (@Buddy_Carter) January 26, 2026
Dooley’s team responded by releasing a new campaign video about Ossoff and his alleged ineffectiveness as a senator. They claim that, as someone responsible for open borders and high inflation, he is in no position to continue representing Georgians.
In football, your film is your résumé.
Jon Ossoff’s film doesn’t reflect what Georgians want: 40-year high inflation. Open borders. Rising crime. Wokeness in our schools and sports.
That’s why we’re sending him to the bench in November. pic.twitter.com/Alv6XihHc3
— Derek Dooley (@DerekDooleyGA) January 26, 2026
