US EditionGOP confidence in ICE declines in January: Poll
A YouGov/The Economist poll shows 55% of Americans have very little trust in ICE, with distrust among Republicans doubling to 16% amid controversies and fatal shootings.
- On Tuesday, the poll showed that the share of Republicans saying they have 'very little' trust in ICE rose to 16 percent, up from 8 percent earlier in January and 9 percent in December.
- Amid heightened enforcement, federal immigration agents fatally shot Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti over recent weeks, while reports allege agents used children as `bait` in Minnesota and Maine.
- The poll found that 55 percent of Americans have 'very little' trust in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement , while only 30 percent report substantial confidence, and 51 percent favor decreasing ICE funding.
- Some Republican senators pressed for probes into the Pretti shooting, while several Democrats opposed increased ICE funding, raising the risk of a government shutdown.
- With legal challenges still underway, legal cases are playing out in the courts while President Donald Trump’s image on immigration has substantially diminished over roughly a year.
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