US EditionImmigration was a Republican strength. Now some fear it’s slipping away before the midterms
Two fatal shootings during Minneapolis immigration enforcement have sparked GOP fears immigration could become a political liability with only 39% public approval, Reuters/Ipsos poll shows.
- On Jan 28, President Donald Trump's hardline immigration agenda is increasingly a political liability as just 39% of Americans approve of his handling, Reuters/Ipsos reports.
- Dubbed Operation Metro Surge, the December deployment of nearly 3,000 federal immigration agents to Minneapolis and St. Paul provoked uproar with the fatal shootings of Renee Good on January 7 and Alex Pretti on January 24.
- Several Republican officials pushed back, sidelining Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino for border czar Tom Homan, while Sen. Susan Collins urged pausing enforcement; John Feehery said, `This was one of the president's number one advantages and it has become a political liability for him.`
- This coming week lawmakers are using the Jan. 31 deadline as leverage while President Donald Trump meets advisers on reducing agents and narrowing operations, and Congress pressures changes to Homeland Security funding.
- 84% of Republican respondents still back Trump on immigration, but Zach Duckworth, Republican state senator, said labeling Alex Pretti a "domestic terrorist" alarmed centrists in Minneapolis suburbs, while Democratic strategists see a turnout boost opportunity.
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GOP insider gives 'losing' assessment of party ahead of midterms: 'Not a good thing'
A Republican Party representative has said the party will struggle in the months ahead as public mood shifts over recent ICE shootings. Jose Arango, the Republican chair of Hudson County, New Jersey, says the GOP is not offering an image close to relatable given Donald Trump's administration actions in Minneapolis. Arango, speaking to Politico, said, "The image that has been created is not a good thing. We’re losing in the public relations campa…
'Republicans are spooked': Ex-RNC communications chief delivers sharp warning to Trump
Right-wing media pundits often echo MAGA and Trump administration talking points, but behind closed doors, Republicans are expressing their fears about President Donald Trump's policies — including the immigration raids in Minneapolis — and the 2026 midterms. And according to former Republican National Committee (RNC) Communications Director Doug Heye, some major players in the GOP are privately expressing their anxiety.Heye, during a late Janua…
The GOP Is Losing One of Its Best Issues
“For years, Republicans have had some reliable terra firma: If they were talking about immigration and border security, they were winning,” Politico reports. “Even amid the backlash from Donald Trump’s 2016 pledge to ban all Muslim immigrants to his 2024 amplification of baseless claims that migrants in Springfield, Ohio, were eating pets—immigration remained a durable, winning issue for the GOP.” “Now the ground is shifting under them.”
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NBC New YorkImmigration was a Republican strength. Now some fear it's slipping away before midterms
Republicans are increasingly concerned that immigration enforcement is becoming a political liability in the upcoming midterm elections after two people were killed by federal agents during President Donald Trump’s crackdown in Minneapolis. Although few are willing to publicly break with the president, there has been a crescendo of criticism as Republicans nudge the White House to change course. A looming end-of-week funding deadline has brought…
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