Trump's approval hits new low as Americans reject immigration crackdown
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US President Donald Trump's approval rating among Americans has fallen to its lowest level since his return to the White House, Reuters reports.
At the same time, most Americans said his measures to tighten immigration rules have gone too far.
Only 39% of Americans approve of Trump's handling of immigration, compared with 41% at the beginning of this month, while 53% disapprove, the poll showed.
The agency noted that Trump won the 2024 presidential election after promising a historic surge in deportations. Masked immigration officers, often wearing tactical military gear, have become a common sight across the country, and protests against the crackdowns have erupted in several cities.
About 58% of respondents said US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have gone "too far" in their actions, while 12% said they have not gone far enough, and 26% said the agents' efforts were "about right."
Roughly nine out of ten Democrats said the agents have gone too far, compared with two out of ten Republicans and six out of ten independents.
The latest Reuters poll also showed that Trump's overall approval rating fell to 38%, matching the lowest level of his current term, down from 41% in the previous Reuters poll conducted on January 12–13.
The latest nationwide online survey included 1,139 adult Americans and had a margin of error of about 3 percentage points.
Trump's fight against migrants
Earlier, Trump announced plans to introduce new migration restrictions and said the administration would soon expand the list of countries whose citizens would be banned from entering the United States.
US authorities are strengthening measures to reduce the number of undocumented migrants by offering financial incentives to those who agree to leave the country voluntarily by the end of the year.
In addition, the Trump administration plans to build seven centers to detain up to 80,000 migrants.
