Do’s and Don’ts about Discussing ICE and Immigration

February 9, 2026
Navigator Research

Do’s and Don’ts about Discussing ICE and Immigration

Do’s and Don’ts about Discussing ICE and Immigration

As lawmakers discuss guardrails and reforms to ICE and stopping Trump’s unpopular immigration agenda, these topics will continue to dominate news coverage for the days and weeks ahead. Recent polling from Navigator found Americans are overwhelmingly supportive of reforms to ICE. There’s also support for withholding funding from ICE if Democrats in Congress don’t get the reforms they’re looking for, even if it risks a government shutdown.

Here are some tips to effectively communicate about immigration and ICE:

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About The Study

Global Strategy Group conducted a public opinion survey among a sample of 1,000 registered voters from January 29-February 1, 2026. 100 additional interviews were conducted among Hispanic voters. 100 additional interviews were conducted among African American voters. 75 additional interviews were conducted among Asian American and Pacific Islander voters. 100 additional interviews were conducted among independent voters. The survey was conducted online, recruiting respondents from an opt-in online panel vendor. Respondents were verified against a voter file and special care was taken to ensure the demographic composition of our sample matched that of the national registered voter population across a variety of demographic variables. The margin of error for the full sample at the 95 percent level of confidence is +/ - 3.1 percentage points. The margin of error for subgroups varies and is higher.