More Americans Support Abolishing ICE Than Ever Before, Polling Data Shows |
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More Americans support abolishing the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency than at any point since it was established in 2003, new polling shows.
According to data examined by Civiqs, 42 percent support getting rid of the agency while 50 percent oppose doing so, a split of just 8 points. This represents a major shift from a year ago, at the start of President Donald Trump’s second term, when only 24 percent of Americans supported abolishing ICE and 59 percent opposed the idea, a 35-point split.
The 27-point change over the past year comes as Trump uses the agency to terrorize immigrant communities and overrun U.S. cities in the name of his mass deportation campaign, often using tactics that are not only harmful but illegal.
Polling indicates Americans are opposed to Trump’s tactics on immigration, despite it once being an issue Trump viewed as popular........