Pew Poll: GOP Backs ICE, Dems Sour On DHS Amid Deportation Surge

A new Pew survey (Aug. 4–10; n=3,554; MOE ±1.8) finds stark partisan splits on federal agencies tied to immigration and law enforcement. Republicans rate ICE and DHS far more favorably than Democrats (e.g., 68% GOP favorable for DHS vs. 26% Dems), while views of DOJ and FBI moved in opposite directions across parties over the past year. The findings align with an ongoing enforcement escalation under DHS/ICE (detention growth, recruitment push, higher removals), suggesting politics and policy are reinforcing each other.