A New High Says Deportations Have Gone Too Far

Publication Date: 02/24/2026 5:00 AM CST

A New High Says Deportations Have Gone Too Far

Publication: 02/24/2026 5:00 AM CST

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Forty-eight percent (48%) of voters now say the number of deportations has Gone Too Far, while 45% disagree.
- Those who disagree say that the number of deportations has Not Gone Far Enough (23%) or it has been About Right (22%).
This is the first time since Trump took office that more voters have said the number of deportations has Gone Too Far than who have disagreed.
- A plurality (40%) of Republicans claim deportations have Not Gone Far Enough, while slightly less (35%) say they have been About Right and about 1 in 5 (18%) say they have Gone Too Far.
- Three quarters (74%) of Democrats say the deportations have Gone Too Far, while 9% say Not Far Enough and 11% say About Right.
Similarly, 51% now have a favorable perception of the Trump Administration's efforts to deport illegal immigrants. This is a new low.
- Meanwhile 46% oppose the efforts. These numbers include 29% who Strongly Favor the efforts and 28% who Strongly Oppose them.
- Eighty-six percent (86%) of Republicans favor the efforts, while 3 quarters of Democrats (75%) oppose them.
Efforts by the Trump Administration to deport illegal immigrants in general have consistently been viewed more positively than President Trump's handling of the issue, currently sitting at 44%.
- As with many things in the Trump Administration, this may be a case of voters liking the sentiment of the policy more than the methods used to achieve it.

This data is from a Napolitan News Service survey of 1,000 Registered Voters conducted online by Scott Rasmussen, February 18-19, 2026. RMG Research, Inc., conducted the field work for the survey. It has a margin of error of +/- 3.1.