ICE crackdown creates double-edged campaign issue for Republicans and Democrats


A person records with their phone while ICE agents and other law enforcement officers conduct an immigration raid at a home in St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S., days after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, January 18, 2026. REUTERS/Leah Millis

WASHINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown is fast becoming ‌a double-edged campaign issue in November's hotly contested midterm congressional elections because of mounting public unease over aggressive tactics by federal immigration officers.

After an ICE officer shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Good in ‌Minneapolis on January 7, sparking protests, opinion polls showed most Americans disapprove of the conduct of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, including a Reuters/Ipsos survey that pointed to a Republicansplit ‌over whether federal immigration agents should try harder to avoid hurting people.

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