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Poll Finds Trump’s Deportation Drive Hurting Republicans With Voters

The findings signal an independent voter backlash, nudging Republicans toward a less hard-line approach.

U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks to NCAA Collegiate National Champions in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., April 21, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper
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Overview

  • - A new six-day Reuters/Ipsos poll of 4,557 adults finds 52% are less likely to back candidates who support President Trump’s deportation push, compared with 42% who are more likely.
  • - Independent voters show the sharpest break, with 57% preferring candidates who oppose the deportation policy and 32% preferring those who support it.
  • - Approval of Trump’s handling of immigration has fallen to 40%, down from about 50% in the weeks after his January 2025 inauguration.
  • - ICE made just over 1,000 arrests a day in early March, down from nearly 1,300 in December yet still more than double January 2025 levels.
  • - Some Republicans, including Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, are promoting legal status for certain undocumented immigrants as polling shows most Americans want secure borders but also a path to legal status for non-criminal workers.