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President Donald Trump’s team reportedly discussing other immigration enforcement strategies increase public support As its operations in Minnesota and other states Damage public perception.
Some members of Trump’s team have quietly discussed “recalibrating” their approach after reviewing private Republican polls showing declining support for the administration’s immigration agenda. A senior Trump adviser who spoke on condition of anonymity told Axios.
Polls show a growing number of independents, moderates and minority voters — the base that helped elect the president in 2024 — Breaking with the president on immigration.
This group of voters could play a crucial role in maintaining the Republican majority in the 2026 midterm elections.
“[Trump] Want to be deported. He wants mass deportations. What he didn’t want was what people saw. He didn’t like the look of it. It looked bad, so he expressed some discomfort with it,” the consultant, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told Axios.
“The reality is this: The president ran and won on a promise to pursue the largest deportations in history — and he delivered on his promise, and the American people applaud him,” White House press secretary Abigail Jackson said in a statement.
“The entire administration is working hard to implement the president’s agenda and counter Democratic lies about our enforcement actions against worst-case scenarios, which are often amplified by the media,” Jackson added.
Over the last year, the public has been inundated with stories, videos, photos and first-hand accounts of how the administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement policies are negatively impacting communities and families.
from Kilmar Abrego Garcia wrongfully ejected story Sick children deported from U.S. arrive Video of Renee Goode being shot – American voters no longer support Trump’s campaign promise to deport illegal immigrants.
the latest one AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research Poll found that only 38% support Trump’s immigration agenda. Half of those surveyed said the president has gone “too far” in deporting immigrants.
More Republicans are also delaying their immigration agenda. October Pew Research Center poll The number of Republicans who say Trump has done “too much” on immigration increased by nine points.
Despite the government claiming it is focused on deporting the “worst of the worst”, data reviewed tracking reportthis new york times, Cato and other publications found that the vast majority of people arrested or deported by ICE had no criminal convictions.
Yet the president and his administration continue to push that narrative, justifying sending thousands of federal law enforcement officers to Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., Chicago, Memphis, Minneapolis, Portland and other cities.
The heavy law enforcement presence sparked protests, some of which turned violent, with multiple deaths, injuries, urban riots and more. Democratic leaders have called on the government to pull law enforcement out of their cities, arguing it creates an unsafe environment.
But the administration stepped up its agenda, accusing Democrats of inciting violent protests. dispatch national guard To protect federal law enforcement, recently, The president threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act.
Even if administration officials make alternative proposals to the president, it’s unclear whether he would accept them.