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applegrove

(130,580 posts)
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 07:07 PM Wednesday

Half of Americans think ICE is making US cities less safe, CNN poll finds

Half of Americans think ICE is making US cities less safe, CNN poll finds

By Ariel Edwards-Levy

https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/14/politics/ice-minnesota-cnn-poll


Most Americans see an immigration officer’s fatal shooting of Minneapolis resident Renee Good as an inappropriate use of force, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds. Roughly half view it as a sign of broader issues with the way US Immigration and Customs Enforcement is operating, with less than one-third saying that ICE operations have made cities safer.

Just 26% of Americans say that they view the shooting as an appropriate use of force. The majority, 56%, call it an inappropriate use of force, with 51% saying that it also reflects bigger problems with the way that ICE is operating. A single-digit share called it an isolated incident while the rest say they haven’t heard enough about it to weigh in.

Americans say, 51% to 31%, that ICE enforcement actions are making cities less safe rather than safer; another 18% say there’s been little effect either way.

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Half of Americans think ICE is making US cities less safe, CNN poll finds (Original Post) applegrove Wednesday OP
I have eyes and ears... Moostache Wednesday #1
Obvious, but this should not be a poll. surrealAmerican Wednesday #2
The ICE crimewave is meant to put Americans on their knees. bronxiteforever Wednesday #3

Moostache

(11,011 posts)
1. I have eyes and ears...
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 07:13 PM
Wednesday

I can SEE and HEAR the violence and bullshit from ICE.
Anyone - I mean absolutely anyone - who sees what is happening and STILL supports ICE as an idea let alone as an out of control domestic terrorist organization on the level of American HAMAS is a worthless piece of shit.

Apparently 31% of those polled are worthless pieces of shit... or related to ICE agents.

surrealAmerican

(11,756 posts)
2. Obvious, but this should not be a poll.
Wed Jan 14, 2026, 07:16 PM
Wednesday

What's the actual data about public safety. Are we simply not able to gather statistics any more?

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