WASHINGTON — As he campaigned for the Senate in 2024, then-U.S. Rep. Colin Allred sought to appeal to a wide range of voters, many of whom were dissatisfied with the Biden administration’s border policies.
He ran an ad standing side by side with law enforcement that touted him as “tough” and “standing up to extremists in both parties.” He broke from Democrats on multiple immigration bills, including the Laken Riley Act, which required no-bond detention for undocumented immigrants accused of certain crimes, including lower-level offenses like shoplifting.
