A slight majority feel the administration's
deportation efforts are prioritizing people they believe are dangerous criminals. Those who say this are very supportive of the program, and feel the program is making people in the U.S. safer.
But if people don't think it is dangerous criminals who are the focus of the deportation effort, support drops dramatically.
The survey was completed just prior to
Saturday's protests and events in Los Angeles.
...
Half of Americans say Trump is
deporting more people than they thought he would during the 2024 campaign. And most in this group disapprove of the deportation program.
Some of this is tied to views on process: those people are also more apt than others to say potential deportees should get a hearing and
due process.
...
On that topic of process, big percentages of Americans continue to say it is not acceptable if legal residents are mistakenly deported as part of the program. MAGA Republicans are more divided on this question, but a majority say it wouldn't be acceptable.
