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Majority of Americans Reject Trump’s Aggressive Deportation Measures

Recent polls show rising worries about due process violations fueling widespread opposition to large-scale raids.

The Trump administration cited “unwarranted interference with our national sovereign right to make health policy” in rejecting the reforms.
President Donald Trump takes part in a bill signing for cryptocurrency legislation in the East Room of the White House July 18, 2025.
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ICE, along with federal partners, raid an Omaha meat production plant on Tuesday, June 6.

Overview

  • Fifty-five percent of Americans say Trump’s intensified deportation raids have gone too far, up 10 points since February, according to a CNN poll.
  • A 57% majority opposes plans to build mass detention centers and 59% reject arresting long-term undocumented residents with no criminal record.
  • Fifty-five percent of respondents deem protests against the administration’s deportation policies justified, and 59% oppose using National Guard troops to respond to demonstrations.
  • Only 49% of Americans now approve of Trump’s immigration policies, down from 54% last month and 59% in February, per a CBS News survey.
  • Opposition divides sharply by party, with 90% of Democratic-aligned adults but just 15% of Republican-aligned adults saying the raids have gone too far.