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Claim: A Threads post claims that Michigan Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed has been deported in less than 24 hours after winning the election.
Verdict: False. Abdul El-Sayed has not been deported. No credible news report confirms the alleged deportation.
Full Text
A Threads page, @ragebaitnews, claimed that Michigan Senator-elect Abdul El-Sayed has been deported from the United States of America. The page stated that Donald Trump ordered the deportation following a White House investigation into his eligibility to contest amid allegations that El-Sayed’s parents came to the country illegally. The post asks whether the action was justified and includes a graphic labelled “DEPORTED.”
The post has gained traction with over 6,200 likes, 1,100 comments and 464 shares.
A similar post was made here.
The post presents the alleged deportation as a rapid response to El-Sayed’s election victory, claiming Trump personally ordered a review of his eligibility based on his parents’ immigration status. It frames the event as confirmed news and invites debate about whether the action was justified. The claim circulated widely on social media shortly after the election results were projected.
Verification
Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive Democrat and former Michigan public health official, won the open US Senate seat in Michigan on Nov. 3, 2026, defeating Republican Mike Rogers. Major news outlets projected and confirmed his victory, noting that he will become the first Muslim elected to the US Senate when sworn in in January 2027.
El-Sayed’s campaign movement and local and national media outlets all said he was born in Michigan, meaning he never migrated to the US. El-Sayed was born in Rochester Hills, Michigan, on Oct. 31, 1984, to Egyptian immigrant parents. As a natural-born US citizen, he is not subject to deportation on the grounds claimed in the post. Also, there is no evidence to show that El-Sayed’s parents entered the country illegally.
No official statement from the White House or Department of Homeland Security supports the allegation of an investigation leading to deportation. Coverage of the race focused on the campaign’s intensity and the attacks El-Sayed faced, not on any post-election removal process.
Conclusion
The claim is false. Abdul El-Sayed was not deported after winning the Michigan Senate race. He is a US-born citizen who remains in the country and is set to take office as the first Muslim US senator.