Half of Americans think ICE is making American cities less safe, CNN poll finds
A CNN/SSRS poll shows 51% of Americans say ICE enforcement makes cities less safe, with 56% viewing the Minneapolis shooting by an ICE agent as inappropriate force.
- A national CNN/SSRS poll found 51% to 31% say U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement enforcement makes cities less safe, from a January 9, 2026 sample of 1,209 adults.
- Videos of ICE agent Jonathan Ross shooting Renee Good circulated, eliciting sharply different responses from Democrats and Republicans as the Trump administration's deportation crackdown intensified.
- A majority, 56%, called the shooting an inappropriate use of force while just 26% viewed it as appropriate, and 51% said it reflects bigger problems with ICE operations.
- The poll found 52% say President Donald Trump's deportation efforts have gone too far, while only 37% trust federal government investigators and 38% approve of Kristi Noem, Secretary of Homeland Security.
- Overall, 59% of Americans who live in cities say ICE enforcement is making cities less safe, with GOP members identifying with the 'Make America Great Again' movement 32 points likelier to support ICE.
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Most Americans consider that an immigration official’s deadly shooting of Minneapolis resident Renee Good was an inappropriate use of force, according to a new CNN survey conducted by SSRS. Approximately the number of people in the U.S....
Half of Americans think ICE is making American cities less safe, CNN poll finds
Most Americans see an immigration officer’s fatal shooting of Minneapolis resident Renee Good as an inappropriate use of force, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds. Roughly half view it as a sign of broader issues with the way US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is operating, with less than one-third saying that ICE operations have made cities safer.
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