As the Trump administration escalates its immigration enforcement efforts, 53% of Americans say it is doing “too much” when it comes to deporting immigrants who are living in the United States illegally. That share is up from 44% in March.
At the same time, a large majority continues to say at least some of these immigrants should be deported, according to a Pew Research Center survey of U.S. adults conducted Oct. 6-16, 2025.
Overall, 50% of adults disapprove of the Trump administration’s approach to immigration, including 36% who strongly disapprove. A smaller share (39%) approve, including 24% who strongly approve.
Across partisan coalitions and racial and ethnic groups, more Americans say now than in March that the Trump administration is doing too much on deportations:
While concerns have risen across most racial and ethnic groups, they remain highest among Latinos. About half (52%) now say they are worried that someone close to them could be deported, up from 42% in March.
About six-in-ten Latinos (59%) say Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has conducted arrests or raids in their area in recent months. This is higher than the shares of Asian (47%), Black (39%) or White (38%) adults who say this has occurred in their local communities.
Latinos in both parties are more worried than other groups about personal impacts of deportations
In both partisan groups, Hispanic adults stand out for their concerns about how deportations could affect them or people they know.
For example, Hispanic Republicans (35%) are much more likely than White Republicans (5%) to say they worry a lot or someone about someone close to them being deported. They’re also about twice as likely as Asian Republicans (16%) to express this view.
In addition, 64% of Hispanic Democrats say they worry a lot or some about deportations impacting them. Much smaller shares of White (33%), Black (35%), or Asian (37%) Democrats say the same.
New Poll Reveals Public Fears: Are We Deporting the Wrong People?
