Overview
- A new Reuters/Ipsos survey finds just 39% approve of President Trump’s handling of immigration, his lowest since returning to office, and 58% say ICE has gone too far.
- Fresh YouGov polling conducted after Alex Pretti’s killing shows more Americans support than oppose abolishing ICE, with Republican support rising to 19% and a majority calling ICE tactics too forceful.
- Additional polls from the New York Times/Siena and the Wall Street Journal report large majorities disapproving of ICE’s approach and saying its tactics have gone too far, predating the second shooting.
- Republican figures including Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Thom Tillis, along with House committee leaders, are urging thorough investigations into Pretti’s death and greater accountability.
- Facing backlash, the administration has softened initial rhetoric about the incident, held talks with Minnesota’s governor about reducing agents, and put Homan in charge in a move praised by GOP leaders such as John Thune.