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(NewsNation) — Americans are sharply divided when it comes to the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration, a NewsNation/Decision Desk HQ poll found.
Just over half of respondents (51%) believe immigrants without legal status should be granted a hearing and fair process before being deported. Conversely, 49% believe those who enter the U.S. illegally should be swiftly detained and deported, even if that limits access to legal appeals.
Immigration remains a top concern for U.S. voters, particularly for Republicans. While 22% of respondents ranked it as the “biggest problem” facing the United States — second to inflation at 59% — 37% of Republicans named immigration their top concern, compared to 20% of independents and just 8% of Democrats.
Opinions of President Donald Trump’s handling of immigration are also split. About 39% said he’s done “much better than expected,” while 29% said he has done “much worse.”
Ultimately, 44% of respondents said they “strongly disapprove” of Trump’s overall job performance, while 24% said they approve. The political divide is clear: 55% of Republicans backed Trump, compared to 4% of Democrats.
The poll surveyed 521 Republicans, 560 Democrats, 349 independents and 18 “others,” from April 23 to April 27.
Methodology: The NewsNation-DDHQ poll was conducted April 23 to 27, among an online sample of 1,448 registered voters, by TrueDot.ai, the AI-accelerated research platform. Respondents were sourced from opt-in online panels via Rep Data and Dynata. No respondent data was inferred or modeled. Results were weighted by age, gender, race, education, and geography using the 2022 Current Population Survey Voting Supplement and past vote preference based on final 2024 presidential vote counts by Census Region. The modeled MOE for the full sample is +/-2.4. The design effect of this survey is 1.2.