Poll: Two-thirds of Americans say ICE has 'gone too far' in immigration enforcement
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On the heels of two fatal shootings of U.S. citizens in Minnesota at the hands of federal immigration agents, 65 percent of Americans said Immigration and Customs Enforcement has "gone too far," according to the latest NPR/PBS News/Marist poll. And President Trump is facing the highest intensity of disapproval since just after the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol.
The percentage of those saying ICE has gone too far in enforcing immigration laws is an 11-point increase since last summer. It's driven by independents and Democrats; both groups went up by double-digits.
In addition to the two-thirds who said ICE has gone too far, 6 in 10 also said they disapprove of the job ICE is doing overall, and almost the same number think the agency is making Americans less safe.
When it comes to the mass protests against ICE, by a 59-to-40 percent margin, more said the demonstrations are mostly legitimate as opposed to people acting unlawfully.
Republicans marginally increased in saying ICE has gone too far, but they largely remained steady in their support of ICE. Almost three-quarters said they approve of the job ICE is doing, 77 percent said the agency is making Americans safer, and about three-quarters said the way it is going about enforcement is either "about right" (45 percent) or "not far enough" (28 percent). Three-quarters of Republicans also see the protesters as acting mostly unlawfully.
— Domenico Montanaro, NPR
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