America's enduring appetite for Trump's deportation cruelty

[marmar]

America’s enduring appetite for Trump’s deportation cruelty
Polls show that tens of millions of Americans still support ICE and the president's mass deportations

By Chauncey DeVega
Senior Writer
Published March 3, 2026 6:45AM (EST)


(Salon) Most Americans know the names of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, two unarmed American citizens who were killed in January by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis because they dared to help the human targets of Donald Trump’s cruel policies. Their moral stand against injustice led to their deaths.

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There are widespread reports of inhumane treatment and violations of human and civil rights — including excessive force, lack of medical care, and physical, sexual, emotional, and other forms of abuse — in Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol detention centers across the country. Reports indicate that children and other vulnerable people are also being mistreated.

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The president’s approval ratings are in a tail spin, with only 39% of Americans approving of his immigration policy. Trump has also lost a modest amount of support among Republicans for his immigration policy. This reflects a broader collapse, where his overall approval is now at historic lows.

But context matters in what constitutes a morality test of the American people. Despite the drop in Trump’s levels of approval, the numbers remain damning. Tens of millions of Americans continue to support the administration’s mass deportation policies.

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This pattern continues. According to the results of an ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos poll taken in February after the killings of Pretti and Good, 31% of Americans support the tactics that ICE is using. The number is much higher — 70% — among Republicans. ..........................(more)

https://www.salon.com/2026/03/03/americas-enduring-appetite-for-trumps-deportation-cruelty/

[Goonch]

1. ;-{)......

[Scrivener7]

2. I was in a group that included one maga. I told them about our family friend, Catholic school preppy kid

in college, former DACA kid, trying to do everything legally. He was injured at school and ICE picked him up from the emergency room. He's being deported.

The maga said, "Oh, but I thought they were only going after the bad guys!1!"

I had to hold my hands together because they really wanted to slap something.

They only know what their fox overlords allow them to know.

[Skittles]

3. they don't believe in AMERICA

it makes me sick