The Week Deportations Stayed Strong—and Backing Off Would Be a GOP Disaster |
Over the last week, public sentiment solidified around President Trump's core instincts: aggressive federal action to deport criminal illegal aliens and override sanctuary obstruction. A plurality of voters agree that this is not just necessary, but a winning strategy.
EyesOver data shows no erosion in support for mass deportations or border security; if anything, approval ticked up amid the Minneapolis surge, with voters praising removals of "the worst of the worst" and fraud investigations in places like Minnesota.
One conservative X user summed it up bluntly, "Deport them all. Lock him up," in response to a video of a man with a rifle standing guard against ICE in St. Paul—framing local resistance as the real threat, not federal agents doing their job.
What changed was the Left's aggressive push to weaponize a single tragic incident—the January 7 shooting during an ICE operation—to smear enforcement as "overreach" and rally protests.
Video from multiple angles showed Renee Nicole Good's vehicle moving after she was told to stop, yet protesters and media quickly cast her as a martyr, chanting "Say Her Name! Renee Nicole Good!" at vigils while ignoring how sanctuary policies forced agents into street-level encounters instead of safe jail handoffs.
This alignment with Trump's decisive approach matters most because it reveals voter psychology: the GOP base sees through the noise. They back the mission to protect communities from threats hidden by sanctuary policies (like the billions in alleged welfare fraud tied to immigrant networks in Minnesota), and they're alert to how Democrats, media,........