Trump’s immigration policy approval hits lowest point since White House return, poll shows
WASHINGTON, DC: American approval of President Donald Trump’s immigration policy has fallen to its lowest level since he returned to the White House, according to a Reuters/Ipsos nationwide poll released on January 27.
The survey revealed broad public disapproval of the administration’s approach to immigration enforcement amid a surge in high-profile federal operations and related controversies.
The poll, conducted nationwide between Friday and Sunday, gathered responses both before and after immigration officers on Saturday killed a second US citizen in Minneapolis.
Trump’s immigration approval hits new low
Only 39% of Americans now approve of how Donald Trump is handling immigration, down from 41% earlier this month. Meanwhile, 53% disapprove.
Right after his January inauguration, immigration was one of Trump’s stronger areas. In February, half the country approved of his handling of the issue, while 41% disapproved.
Trump’s overall approval rating has now fallen to 38%. This matches the lowest level of his current term and marks a drop from 41% in the Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted January 12–13.
The poll was conducted online nationwide among 1,139 US adults and had a margin of error of about 3 percentage points.
Poll shows backlash to Trump immigration crackdown
Some 58% of poll respondents said US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have gone “too far” in their crackdown, while 12% said they had not gone far enough and 26% said the agents’ efforts were “about right.”
Political divisions remain pronounced. About nine in 10 Democrats said agents have gone too far, compared with two in 10 Republicans and six in 10 independents. The decline reflects a broader slump in public support for the administration’s handling of key policy areas, including immigration, public safety, and federal spending.
Immigration approval ratings have dropped rapidly, and the reasons are increasingly clear.
Protests have erupted across the country, while media coverage has focused heavily on the administration’s aggressive enforcement tactics.
In another poll conducted by The New York Times/Siena University and released Friday, 61% of respondents said ICE’s tactics had gone too far, compared with 26% who said they were “about right” and 11% who said they did not go far enough.
A Wall Street Journal poll on January 16 found 58% of respondents said the Trump administration’s deportation efforts had gone too far, versus 46% who said they were about right or did not go far enough.
In Minneapolis, tensions escalated further after immigration agents killed two US citizens, Alex Jeffrey Pretti and Renee Good, in separate raids.
