Majority of Americans Want ICE Defunded as Confidence in Agency Collapses

"A majority of Americans say they have little or no confidence in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), with most also saying they would like to see the agency defunded. According to an Economist/YouGov poll published on Tuesday, just 30 percent of Americans have a "great deal" or "quite a lot" of confidence in ICE, while 55 percent say they have no confidence in the agency. Another 16 percent said they only had "some" confidence in ICE."

"On funding for ICE going forward, 51 percent of Americans said they'd like to see funding for ICE decreased. Just 27 percent said funding should be increased, while 16 percent said funding levels should remain the same. The poll also asked respondents their opinions on cutting other government programs and agencies, finding that cuts for ICE were more popular among voters than cuts to foreign aid, environmental spending, Medicaid/Medicare, and SNAP - all items that the administration has made cuts to over the past year."

Fifty-five percent of Americans reported no confidence in Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), while 30 percent reported a great deal or quite a lot of confidence and 16 percent reported some confidence. Fifty-one percent favored decreasing ICE funding, 27 percent favored increasing it, and 16 percent favored keeping funding the same. Voters were more likely to support cutting ICE than foreign aid, environmental spending, Medicaid/Medicare, or SNAP. The results reflect deep frustration with President Donald Trump's mass deportation campaign and concern over immigration agents' brutality in Minnesota, including the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good and disputed claims about the incident.

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