Americans Are FED UP With ICE Cruelty

Trump's program to deport undocumented immigrants, initially popular with a +18 net approval rating, experienced a significant 26-point drop, landing at -8 points. This shift indicates a strong negative turn in public sentiment.

Net approval rating on Trump's administration program to deport immigrants who are in the country illegally was +18 points at the beginning of his presidency, but now it is way underwater at minus 8 points.

Local law enforcement, including Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Police Chief Mark Burley, reported numerous complaints of ICE agents stopping U.S. citizens without cause, demanding paperwork, and engaging in racial profiling. Notably, off-duty police officers of color, who are U.S. citizens, also experienced similar harassment, with one incident involving an officer being boxed in, having her phone knocked away while attempting to record, and facing drawn guns.

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota Police Chief Mark Burley detailed that ICE is not only abusing ordinary American citizens but also racially profiling and harassing actual sworn officers. One officer was stopped, boxed in, had paperwork demanded, her phone knocked out of her hands, and officers had guns drawn. Agents left immediately after she identified herself as a Brooklyn Park police officer. Many other chiefs reported similar incidents with their off-duty officers.

A report by the UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge, analyzing ICE detention data from February 2024 through September 2025, found that non-criminal Latinos became a primary target of enforcement. Monthly detentions of Latinos without criminal records increased sixfold compared to the final year of the Biden administration, with Mexican and Guatemalan non-criminal detentions increasing eightfold and Venezuelans fourfold.

A new analysis by the UCLA Center for Neighborhood Knowledge shows that non-criminal Latinos have become a central target of enforcement. Monthly detentions of Latinos without criminal records increased sixfold compared to the final year of the Biden administration. Detainees of non-criminal Mexican and Guatemalan descent increased eightfold, and Venezuelans' arrests increased four-fold.

The training period for ICE officers was significantly cut from six months to just 47 days. The host suggests this reduction was a superficial decision by Trump, linking it to his desire to be the '47th president,' rather than a move based on operational effectiveness or safety.

ICE officers went from having six months of training to just 47 days of training. The host speculates this was because Trump wanted to be the '47th president'.