Half of Americans now say “Abolish ICE.” It’s about time.

Source: USA Today
by Rex Huppke

“So it turns out Americans don’t love widespread cruelty. For the first time ever in YouGov polling, 50% of Americans now strongly or somewhat support abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Only 39% of respondents strongly or somewhat oppose abolishing ICE and, in a remarkable twist, nearly a quarter of Republicans want ICE gone. That’s a mighty big shift from the not-too-long-ago days when Democrats were warned that ‘Abolish ICE’ was an electorally risky slogan best avoided.” (03/05/26)

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2026/03/05/abolish-ice-kristi-noem-hearing-dhs/88982540007/