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46 percent in new poll support abolishing ICE, 43 percent oppose

A new poll shows 46% of U.S. adults favor ending ICE amid rising criticism after a Minneapolis shooting, with 57% disapproving of current immigration enforcement methods.

  • On Jan. 13, The Economist and YouGov poll found 46% of Americans support abolishing Immigration and Customs Enforcement after the Minneapolis shooting, surveying 1,602 Americans between Friday and Monday.
  • Graphic video captured ICE agent Jonathan Ross fatally shooting Renee Good, 37, mother of three, in her Honda Pilot as she tried to turn away during a Minneapolis struggle.
  • Poll data show 46% of Americans support abolishing ICE, with 43% opposed and 12% unsure, while 47% believe ICE makes the country `less safe`.
  • Senate Democrats are pushing to slash ICE funding, while Chris Murphy, Senator , and Tammy Baldwin, Senator , plan to make it a Jan. 30 budget issue, though Chuck Schumer, Senate Democratic Leader, and Hakeem Jeffries, House Democratic Leader, have refused to endorse abolishing ICE.
  • Support had been rising from 27% in July to 46% according to a Jan. 13 poll from The Economist and YouGov, with Vance claiming Ross has `absolute immunity`.
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Daily Kos broke the news in United States on Tuesday, January 13, 2026.
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