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A slight majority feel the administration’s deportation efforts are prioritizing people they believe are dangerous criminals. Those who say this are very supportive of the program, and feel the program is making people in the U.S. safer.
But if people don’t think it is dangerous criminals who are the focus of the deportation effort, support drops dramatically.
The survey was completed just prior to Saturday’s protests and events in Los Angeles.
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Half of Americans say Trump is deporting more people than they thought he would during the 2024 campaign. And most in this group disapprove of the deportation program.
Some of this is tied to views on process: those people are also more apt than others to say potential deportees should get a hearing and due process.
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A lot of this is partisan, and over time, it has become even more so. Independents aren’t as supportive of the deportation program as they were a couple of months ago, leaving the GOP base as the only partisan group with majority backing of the program now. But it is an overwhelming one among Republicans.
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In sum, there’s a gap regarding the deportation program, with more people saying they like the goals than the approach.
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Trump’s approval rating on immigration continues to be higher than his marks on the economy and inflation. As has typically been the case in his second term, he gets his highest specific ratings from Republicans on immigration. His overall job approval remains unchanged.
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