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Most Americans Support Deporting Undocumented Migrants but Reject Third-Country and No-Hearing Removals

Partisan split deepens with independent support plunging in response to rising due process concerns.

GUATEMALA CITY, GUATEMALA - AUGUST 23: Guatemalans walk off a plane during the arrival of a flight coming from Mesa, Arizona with deported Guatemalan Citizens at La Aurora International Airport on August 23, 2019 in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Under a new policy, ICE has expedited removal procedures for many Guatemalan families and adults arriving to the U.S.-Mexico border. The more streamlined approach replicates how DHS currently works with immigrant removals to Mexico, according to DHS. (Photo by Josue Decavele #792748#51B ED/Getty Images)
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Overview

  • Mid-July polls show 57 to 62 percent of U.S. adults favor removing migrants who entered the country illegally.
  • A majority of respondents—58 percent—oppose sending detainees to foreign prisons and disapprove of deportations without U.S. immigration hearings.
  • Republican backing for deportations stands near 93 percent, Democratic opposition is around 78 percent, and independent support has fallen from 61 percent in May to 41 percent.
  • Only 38 percent of Americans favor deporting long-term undocumented residents with jobs and no criminal record, highlighting nuanced public attitudes.
  • Fifty-five percent of voters believe most deportees have criminal convictions, matching Department of Homeland Security data that about 70 percent of ICE arrests involve individuals with convictions or pending charges.