Poll: 65% of Americans Say ICE Has Gone Too Far in Trump Immigration Crackdown
A new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll finds 65% of Americans say ICE has gone too far in enforcing immigration laws (up from 54% in June 2025) and 60% now disapprove of the job ICE is doing, including 91% of Democrats and 66% of independents versus 73% approval among Republicans. The poll was fielded days after CBP agents killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis — the second fatal shooting of an American citizen by federal immigration officers there this year — and pollster Lee Miringoff said the timing puts President Trump in an “untenable position” politically.
📌 Key Facts
- A new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll (reported Feb. 5, 2026) finds 65% of Americans say ICE has gone too far in enforcing immigration laws, up from 54% in June 2025.
- The poll shows 60% of Americans now disapprove of the job ICE is doing.
- Partisan breakdown: 91% of Democrats and 66% of independents disapprove of ICE’s job, while 73% of Republicans approve.
- The poll was fielded in the days immediately after U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agents killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis — the second fatal shooting of an American citizen by federal immigration officers there this year.
- Pollster Lee Miringoff said the results put former President Trump in an “untenable position” politically.
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February 05, 2026
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Poll: Nearly two-thirds of Americans say ICE has gone too far in immigration crackdown
New information:
- New PBS News/NPR/Marist poll finds 65% of Americans say ICE has gone too far in enforcing immigration laws, up from 54% in June 2025.
- 60% of Americans now disapprove of the job ICE is doing; 91% of Democrats and 66% of independents disapprove, while 73% of Republicans approve.
- The poll was fielded in the days immediately after CBP agents killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, the second fatal shooting of an American citizen by federal immigration officers there this year, and is described by pollster Lee Miringoff as putting Trump in an 'untenable position' politically.