US EditionTrump's immigration approval hits new low, according to Reuters/Ipsos poll
A Reuters/Ipsos poll shows Trump's immigration approval at 38%, lowest since his return, with significant drops among men and independent voters, key to swing elections.
- On February 17, 2026, Reuters/Ipsos found only 38% approve of President Donald Trump's immigration policies, a second-term low, down from January's figure.
- Following enforcement actions, officials paused a deportation surge in Minnesota after immigration agents fatally shot two U.S. citizens, and support among male voters declined.
- The poll, which ran four days, found 1,117 U.S. adults responded with a margin of error 3 percentage points, approval has fallen from 39% in January.
- With slim majorities, Republicans face midterm losses, as analysts warn the approval slump could shape the 2026 midterm elections and cost seats, citing below 50% approval as a risk indicator.
- With independents drifting, CNN's Harry Enten, chief data analyst, said, `When you lose the center of the electorate, you lose the American people`.
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Only 38% of respondents to the survey, made between the days 13 and 16 of this month, said that Trump is doing a good job in immigration, priority for the government
Trump's immigration approval hits new low, according to Reuters/Ipsos poll
U.S. public approval of Donald Trump's immigration policies fell to the lowest level since his return to the White House, amid signs he is losing support among American men on the issue, according to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll.
Reading time approx.: 1 minutes, 25 secondsMen's voters played a key role in Trump's electoral victory in 2024, and, throughout 2025, his male immigration approval rate remained close to 50%. However, the latest poll showed that only 41% of men now support him on the issue. Donald Trump's public approval of immigration policies in the United States fell to its lowest level since his return to the White House, amid signs that he is losing support…
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