More than half of Americans – and 83% of Democrats – say ICE has gone ‘too far’ in arresting migrants: ballot | EUROtoday
More than half of Americans consider that Immigration and Customs Enforcement has gone “too far” in its pursuit of arresting migrants, based on a brand new ballot.
While 54 p.c stated ICE has used its energy too aggressively, the sentiment was even higher amongst Democrats at 83 p.c, based on a ballot by PBS News, NP and Marist.
Nearly half of Republicans, in contrast, stated ICE’s actions are applicable and an extra 31 p.c stated the company had not gone far sufficient in imposing President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda.
The overwhelming majority of Americans (80 p.c) help the U.S. authorities’s deportation of migrants with out everlasting authorized standing who’ve been convicted of a violent crime.
Half of these presently in ICE custody haven’t been convicted or charged with any crime, ICE information reveals. In reality, ICE is arresting extra non-criminals than ever earlier than, based on the newest information.

Americans additionally overwhelmingly agree (82 p.c) {that a} U.S. president ought to obey federal courtroom rulings, even when the president doesn’t just like the ruling.
On how Trump is dealing with immigration as an entire, 43 p.c of residents approve, whereas 52 p.c disapprove. The ballot follows a month of heightened pressure over immigration as protests ignited in Los Angeles in opposition to ICE, and Trump referred to as within the National Guard.
On Tuesday, the president toured a brand new Florida immigration detention heart dubbed “Alligator Alcatraz” because the administration plows forward with its agenda.

The same ballot final week discovered that extra Americans (64 p.c) favor offering undocumented migrants a pathway to authorized standing over deportation, whereas 31 p.c stated they most well-liked deportation.
Respondents within the Quinnipiac University ballot of registered voters had been requested for his or her choice out of the 2 choices “if [they] had to choose.”
Six months in the past, the identical ballot discovered that 55 p.c favored offering undocumented migrants with a pathway to authorized standing within the U.S.
The ballot discovered that 56 p.c of voters disapprove of how ICE is doing its job, whereas 39 p.c stated they approve.
The overwhelming majority of Democrats disapprove (89 p.c) whereas Republicans largely approve (77 p.c).
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/ice-arrests-democrats-republicans-poll-b2780678.html