Additionally, nearly six in ten Americans (58%) agree that “ICE officers should not be allowed to conceal their identity with masks or use unmarked vehicles when arresting people,” including most Democrats (84%) and independents (64%). Just three in ten Republicans (31%) agree. Read more.

While majorities of Democrats (82%), independents (75%), and Republicans (59%) disagree, 40% of Republicans agree with the idea of Trump postponing the midterm elections.

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Additionally, the majority of Americans (53%) believe President Trump likely broke the law to try to stay in power after losing the 2020 election, though this sentiment has decreased from 60% in 2023, when the question was first asked.

Ahead of Trump’s re-election in 2024, the PRRI AVS found that Republicans (46%) are more likely than independents (20%) and Democrats (7%) to agree that “the people convicted for their role in the Jan. 6 attacks on the U.S. Capitol are really patriots who are being held hostage by the government.”

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5️⃣ Multivariate analysis shows that Republicans & those who say immigration is a critical issue are twice as likely as their counterparts to support Trump’s immigration agenda, while Americans who are concerned about paying for basic living expenses over the next year are less likely to support it

4️⃣ Just one in three Americans of color expresses confidence in ICE compared with half of white Americans. Americans who live in border states (36%) are significantly less likely than those who live elsewhere (44%) to have confidence in ICE.

3️⃣ A slim majority of Americans say that increased funding for ICE efforts to arrest, detain, and deport undocumented immigrants goes too far, compared with one-third who say it seems about right and 12% who say it hasn't gone far enough. *There's a 70-point gap on this between Dems and Republicans*

2️⃣ Additionally, by using a new comprehensive scale that measures support for eight of Trump’s immigration measures, the report finds that only three in ten Americans favor Trump’s immigration agenda, while two-thirds of Americans oppose it.

1️⃣ Since March 2025, support for Trump’s handling of immigration has decreased across the board among Republicans, Democrats, and independents, but the steepest decline in the past few months can be seen among independents (11 points).