"Just weeks after Trump was sworn in, ICE had a +16 positive favorability rating, according to a YouGov/Economist poll. Majorities now disapprove of ICE raids and how the agency is handling its job. A slim majority of Americans even supports abolishing ICE altogether, according to one poll. If that anger carries over into the midterms, a Democratic House majority could cut off ICE funding, use subpoena powers to investigate every move by DHS and even impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem."
"Trump officials needed the public to trust it will do deportations without being "inhumane," as White House border czar Tom Homan said in 2024. But immigration agents have drawn criticism and lawsuits for arresting U.S. citizens, warrantless arrests in Chicago and Washington, D.C., and encounters where people have been chased, pinned down or contained with chokeholds. Then an ICE officer fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, a U.S. citizen and mother of three, last week in Minneapolis.It was the second fatal shooting by a DHS officer during Trump's second term."
ICE favorability declined from +16 shortly after Trump’s inauguration to majorities disapproving of ICE raids and performance, and a slim majority now supports abolishing ICE. If that public anger influences midterms, a Democratic House could cut ICE funding, subpoena DHS, and potentially impeach the Homeland Security secretary. The administration spent millions on media promoting deportation policy and social campaigns fronted by Kristi Noem. Officials emphasized humane deportations, but agents faced lawsuits and criticism for arrests of U.S. citizens, warrantless arrests in Chicago and Washington, D.C., chokehold encounters, and a recent fatal shooting in Minneapolis. The administration requested roughly $75 billion for immigration enforcement, much still unspent.
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