Americans oppose the tactics ICE is using to enforce immigration laws by 2:1 margin: Poll
Over half of Americans "angry" or "upset" over immigration enforcement in MN.
ByEmily Guskin
February 20, 2026, 6:00 AM
Partial government shutdown enters day 5Democrats are blocking DHS funding over immigration enforcement concerns as an ABC News review found officials made multiple statements on use of force that were inaccurate or later corrected.
In the weeks after federal agents killed two U.S. citizens in Minnesota during a surge to apprehend undocumented immigrants for deportation, Americans oppose Immigration and Customs Enforcement tactics by wide margins and President Donald Trump’s approval on immigration has dipped to the lowest of his second term, according to an ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll conducted using Ipsos' KnowledgePanel.
Trump's immigration rating hits new low for second term
Trump, who has focused much of his second term on the immigration crackdown, is now 18 percentage points underwater in how Americans rate his handling of immigration -- with 58% disapproving and 40% approving -- the worst ratings he has had on immigration in his second term, ticking down from his October ratings and almost exactly where he was in July 2019 when 40% approved and 57% disapproved of how he was handling the issue.
https://abcnews.com/Politics/americans-oppose-tactics-ice-enforce-immigration-laws-21/story?id=130280899
