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Members of the Texas National Guard stand outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing facility in Broadview, Ill. on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Talia Sprague)

Trump’s approval on immigration drops among AAPI adults, new AAPI Data/AP-NORC poll finds

A new AAPI Data/AP-NORC poll finds that after months of aggressive immigration enforcement measures from the Trump administration, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander adults are more likely to disapprove of President Donald Trump’s handling of immigration than they were in March. The findings come as federal immigration agents expand a crackdown in the Chicago area, where more than 1,000 immigrants have been arrested since last month. A solid majority of AAPI adults also say the Republican president has overstepped on deporting immigrants living in the U.S. illegally. Most also oppose several specific tactics used by the administration, such as deploying the military or National Guard to carry out arrests or deportations.

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