DHS cites polls saying a majority of Americans support current deportation policies

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The cited polls (Cygnal, Harvard/Harris, Harper Polling) and their methodologies exist and report the percentages DHS attributes to them.

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The Department of Homeland Security issued a statement arguing that the use of administrative warrants (I-205s) by ICE to arrest noncitizens with final orders of removal is constitutional and supported by decades of court precedent and federal regulation. DHS said ICE enters residences with administrative warrants only after an immigration judge issues a final removal order and cited Abel v. U.S., Eighth Circuit guidance, and 8 C.F.R. 241.2(a)(1). The statement also presented results from three polls—Cygnal, Harvard/Harris, and Harper Polling—that DHS says show majority public support for deportations and cooperation with ICE.
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DHS' press release does cite three polls (Cygnal, Harvard/Harris, and Harper Polling) and quotes specific numbers from each. Independent sources show the Cygnal poll exists and reports the listed figures, and Harvard/Harris has previously polled strong support for deporting criminal noncitizens (the two 67% items match typical Harvard/Harris questions about cooperating with ICE on criminal noncitizens), but the Harper Polling figures appear to be from a survey of Trump supporters (not a national sample of all Americans). DHSs blanket claim that these three "national polls confirm that the American people overwhelmingly support ... mass deportation" is therefore misleading: one poll is of a partisan subgroup, and at least one cited question refers specifically to deporting criminal noncitizens, not mass or unconditional deportations of all people here illegally. Verdict: Misleading — DHS accurately cited polls and numbers, but its framing overstates what the polls actually measured and conflates subgroup findings with nationwide public endorsement of "mass deportation."

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  1. Update · Feb 05, 2026, 05:54 AMMisleading
    DHS' press release does cite three polls (Cygnal, Harvard/Harris, and Harper Polling) and quotes specific numbers from each. Independent sources show the Cygnal poll exists and reports the listed figures, and Harvard/Harris has previously polled strong support for deporting criminal noncitizens (the two 67% items match typical Harvard/Harris questions about cooperating with ICE on criminal noncitizens), but the Harper Polling figures appear to be from a survey of Trump supporters (not a national sample of all Americans). DHSs blanket claim that these three "national polls confirm that the American people overwhelmingly support ... mass deportation" is therefore misleading: one poll is of a partisan subgroup, and at least one cited question refers specifically to deporting criminal noncitizens, not mass or unconditional deportations of all people here illegally. Verdict: Misleading — DHS accurately cited polls and numbers, but its framing overstates what the polls actually measured and conflates subgroup findings with nationwide public endorsement of "mass deportation."
  2. Original article · Feb 04, 2026

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