Overview
- AP/NORC and YouGov polling referenced by Last indicate about 80% of Republican voters back Trump-era immigration policies and approve of ICE, with one survey showing 53% strong approval.
- Alternet reports that ICE agents fatally shot 37-year-old U.S. citizen Renee Good and says video shows no clear threat to agents, yet YouGov found GOP approval of ICE remained at 80%.
- Last argues many supporters embraced the pledge to deport 20 million people and calls that target implausible when compared with the total U.S. incarcerated population.
- Critics point to government communications, including a Homeland Security post cited as invoking the idea of "100 million" deportations and a Labor Department "Remember who you are" post that drew comparisons to nationalist propaganda.
- Digby’s Blog highlights that Trump, speaking in Detroit, attacked Somali communities and Rep. Ilhan Omar, which commentators say underscores the racialized framing of the policy push.