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ICE Disapproval Soars After Minneapolis Killing; Now Above 60%, Poll Finds

2026-02-07 11:09
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ICE Disapproval Soars After Minneapolis Killing; Now Above 60%, Poll Finds

Public disapproval of Immigration and Customs Enforcement has risen above 60 percent following the fatal shooting of nurse Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, according to a new ...

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Public disapproval of Immigration and Customs Enforcement has risen above 60 percent following the fatal shooting of nurse Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll.

The poll of registered voters found that 63 percent disapprove of the way ICE is enforcing immigration laws, while 34 percent approve. That marks an increase in disapproval from a January poll by the same institution, when 57 percent disapproved and 40 percent approved.

The survey also found that 61 percent of voters believe the administration has not given an honest account of the Pretti shooting, compared with 25 percent who think it has. Eighty percent said there should be an independent investigation into the incident, and 62 percent said the shooting was not justified, while 22 percent said it was justified.

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Asked about recent ICE-involved shootings in Minneapolis, 59 percent said they are a sign of broader problems in how the agency operates, while 32 percent called them isolated incidents. Sixty percent of respondents said ICE should withdraw from Minneapolis, while 36 percent said operations there should continue.

Views on agency policy and oversight were also decisive. Ninety-two percent of voters said ICE agents should be required to wear body cameras, and 61 percent said agents should not be permitted to wear masks or face coverings. Fifty-one percent said ICE funding should be reduced, while 30 percent said it should remain the same and 14 percent said it should increase.

A separate NPR/PBS News/Marist poll released on Thursday found similar movement in public opinion. That survey reported that 65 percent of Americans say ICE has "gone too far" in enforcing immigration laws, an 11-point increase since last summer. Six in ten respondents said they disapprove of the job ICE is doing overall, and nearly as many said the agency is making the country less safe.

Lee Miringoff, director of the Marist Institute for Public Opinion, told NPR that the shift reflects erosion among parts of the president's prior voting coalition, including independents and younger voters.

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Tags: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Immigration enforcement, Minneapolis