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The president said he heard concerns about ICE raids on farms and hospitality businesses. Then he reversed course.
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The 38-year-old garment worker said Trump’s doubling down on Democratic strongholds while pausing immigration arrests at restaurants, hotels and farms doesn’t spare workers who are simply trying to make rent.
The public is split over local law enforcement helping deportation efforts, and majorities disapprove of suspending asylum applications.
Among Republicans, 89% approve of the second term in office, compared to eight percent of Democrats and 35% of Independents.
The Trump administration reversed an immigration raid policy. A poll found Americans oppose the GOP budget bill by a 2-to-1 ratio. Findings: A Washington Post-Ipsos poll found 42 percent of Americans oppose the bill, while only 23 percent support it and 34 percent said they have no opinion.
The six-day poll showed 42% of U.S. adults approved of the job the Republican is doing as president, unchanged from a prior Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted May 16-18. Trump's ratings have been largely stable since February and are only down modestly from the 47% approval score he got immediately after returning to the White House in January.
Some high-profile Latino Republican elected officials have expressed concerns over the Trump administration's handling of immigration and deportations.
Washington — President Trump on Sunday night directed federal immigration officials to prioritize deportations from Democratic-run cities, a move that comes after large protests erupted in Los Angeles and other major metropolitan areas against the Trump administration's immigration policies.