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Big Majority Say ICE Has Gone Too Far

A PBS News/NPR/Marist poll shows 65% of Americans believe ICE enforcement has escalated excessively amid viral images and fatal shootings by federal agents.

  • In the days after the Minneapolis shootings, the PBS News/NPR/Marist Poll found 65% of Americans say Immigration and Customs Enforcement has "gone too far" in enforcing immigration laws.
  • Images of masked, armed immigration agents detaining people circulated widely as enhanced enforcement operations spread to new cities, sparking protests in Minneapolis and other cities.
  • Partisan breakdown reveals 91% of Democrats and 66% of independents disapprove of ICE, while 73% of Republicans approve; 59% view the protests as mostly legitimate and a majority say ICE reduces safety.
  • Following the shootings, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem ordered all immigration agents in Minneapolis to wear body cameras, while Greg Bovino was reassigned and 700 federal agents were drawn down, amid protests.
  • The trend matters because the share saying ICE has 'gone too far' rose 11 points since last June, driven by independents and Democrats, and Miringoff said, `Questions rise in people's minds as to whether this is a good policy.
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npr broke the news in Washington, United States on Thursday, February 5, 2026.
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