Fox News Poll Finds 6 In 10 Americans Disapprove Of Trump’s Immigration Agency And Almost Half Want Ice Funding Cut

Nearly 6 successful 10 Fox News viewers disapprove of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, pinch almost half of voters wanting to slash nan agency's funding, according to a new canvass from nan network.

The study besides recovered that disapproval of ICE's activities is astatine a grounds precocious compared to immoderate Fox canvass conducted since 2018. Just 42 percent of respondents o.k. of nan national agency's performance.

The study was conducted betwixt February 28 and March 2, conscionable days earlier DHS Secretary Kristi Noem was fired by President Trump.

Daron Shaw, a Republican pollster, told Fox News that nan logic for ICE’s dismal disapproval people is clear.

“This isn’t a analyzable story," Shaw said. “ICE’s strategies successful Minneapolis, on pinch antagonistic news coverage, person caused a crisp driblet successful approval, particularly among independents and members of nan out-party.”

Fox News is typically supportive of nan Trump administration, and nan president is an avid spectator of nan blimpish channel.

During his first twelvemonth successful office, Trump presided complete an unprecedented crackdown on forbidden migration into nan United States.

The killings of Renée Good by ICE agents and Alex Pretti by CBP officers successful Minneapolis sparked a activity of protests against nan activities of migration enforcers.

Views connected ICE’s activities are divided down partisan lines according to nan survey.

Approval ratings were highest amongst those who identified arsenic MAGA, pinch 94 percent of those respondents saying that they were happy pinch ICE’s performance. Voters who described themselves arsenic “very conservative” gave support ratings of 87 percent, while different Republicans gave an 83 percent support rating.

Meanwhile, nan number of Democratic voters who disapprove of ICE activities has accrued by 8 points since September 2025. The number of under-30s who disapprove of ICE has accrued by 17 points during nan aforesaid period.

Male respondents besides recorded an 11-point summation successful disapproval ratings related to ICE.

The latest study besides recovered that astir half of those surveyed, 46 percent, wanted ICE backing to beryllium reduced. Just 20 percent of respondents said that backing should beryllium increased, pinch an further 18 percent saying that nan magnitude allocated to ICE should stay astatine existent levels.

The remaining 16 percent said that caller restrictions should beryllium placed connected nan agency, but that backing should stay astatine existent levels.

Trump’s alleged “One Big Beautiful Bill” allocated a grounds $165 cardinal to nan Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE.

Kristi Noem was fired arsenic DHS Secretary past night, though, pinch nan so-called “ICE Barbie” being reassigned by nan president. Trump said that Noem had achieved “spectacular results.”

The study recovered that astir half of those surveyed, 49 percent, believed that nan president’s migration policies were hurting nan economy. Just 33 percent said that his migration crackdown had helped nan economy.

Opinions among nan 1,004 group surveyed by Fox News were besides divided connected whether Trump had made nan state safe pinch his immigration policies. Forty-two percent said he had made nan United States safer, while 37 percent said nan opposite.

General polling of Trump’s capacity arsenic president by Fox News recovered that 57 percent had unfavorable views of his handling of nan job. Just 43 percent said that they approved of his capacity arsenic commandant successful chief.

Border information was nan only rumor wherever Trump’s support people exceeded his disapproval score, pinch 52 percent saying he handled it well, compared to 48 percent who said nan opposite.

On nan different hand, his disapproval scores exceeded affirmative ratings connected issues including immigration, nan economy, healthcare, taxes, tariffs and nan costs of living.

Trump, though, has bragged astir his canvass numbers arsenic precocious arsenic February.

“The highest Poll Numbers I person ever received,” he wrote connected Truth Social. “Obviously, group for illustration a beardown and powerful Country, pinch nan champion economy, EVER!”