The People Turn on Trump’s Secret Police

Public support for ICE has collapsed in Trump's second term.

WASHINGTON — The woman’s name was Renee Good and she is dead now, shot on a street in Minneapolis by federal agents who came looking for somebody else. This was on January 7. The same day, a polling company called YouGov asked Americans what they thought about Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Fifty-two percent said they disapproved of how ICE does its job. Fifty-one percent said the agency uses too much force. Only 39 percent approved.

The poll was in the field when the agents killed her. The numbers will get worse, because the agency is bullshit.

One year ago, in February 2025, ICE had a net approval rating of plus-16. Americans liked the agency. They wanted the border controlled. They voted for Trump to do it. By January 2026, ICE’s approval had collapsed to minus-13. That is a 30-point swing in public opinion in twelve months. You don’t see numbers move like that unless something has gone very wrong.

This is what happens when you build prisons in alligator swamps and send masked …