LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) — Michigan lawmakers spent Jan. 29 examining how federal immigration enforcement should look on Michigan soil, even as the policy itself remains firmly federal.

The Senate’s Civil Rights, Judiciary and Public Safety Committee considered a package of proposals that would  place new limits on where and how federal immigration agents operate in the state. The measures stop short of halting enforcement but would impose new boundaries on its conduct.

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Taken together, the bills would limit where immigration arrests can occur, bar immigration agents from wearing masks during enforcement, and require a court-issued warrant before state or local governments could share personal information with federal authorities.

The proposals arrive as President Donald Trump’s administration continues a renewed deportation push, with the White House reporting more than 650,000 arrests, detentions, and deportations since January 2025.

Republican Sen. Jim Runestad of White Lake Township questioned whether the legislation could survive a conflict with federal law, arguing that immigration enforcement ultimately falls outside state control.

“When federal and state laws conflict, federal law wins,” Runestad said.

Democratic lawmakers said the bills are a priority but did not advance them to a vote Thursday. Committee Chair Sen. Stephanie Chang (D-Detroit), said she hopes to move the package forward in the coming weeks.

Even if the measures clear the Democratic-controlled Senate, they face an uphill climb in the Republican-led House, where leadership has signaled little interest in taking them up.