The deportation policies of irregular immigrants in the US of President Donald Trump have an approval of 59% among the Americans, compared to 41% that shows his disagreement, according to the Yougov survey for the medium CBS News.
In his early days as president of the United States, Trump has highlighted in various press events and wheels the “hundreds of illegal criminal immigrants” deported during his first days of mandate, including, he said, members of the Transnational Organization Train Tranacional Organization Aragua and the Central American Mara Salvatrucha.
In their first week of mandate, the American immigration authorities have arrested at least 2,382 undocumented immigrants and attended 1,797 arrest warrants against citizens likely to be deported, according to official figures.
At the polls, most American voters, and overwhelmingly Trump’s voters, supported the idea of their new mass deportation program.
In addition, and according to the survey, 64% of the Americans consulted are in favor of sending troops to the border with Mexico.
However, they are divided on the idea of creating large detention centers where people would be withheld, since 52% opposes.
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Trump maintains 53% approval and defines it as ‘hard, energetic, centered and effective’
According to the same survey, 69% of respondents describe the president as “hard”; 63% as “energetic”; 60% as “centered” and 58% as “effective.”
The qualification of their work in general is positive, since 53% of respondents said they approve it.
This survey was conducted with a representative sample at the national level of 2,175 American adults interviewed between February 5 and 7, 2025 and has a margin of error of ± 2.5 points.
At the end of January, the initial approval index of Donald Trump as president of the United States was 47%, while 48% of American adults disapproved the work he is doing as president, according to a survey published by the pollster Gallup.
This index is similar to 45% approval that Trump received at the beginning of his first term (2017-2021), and is below all other US presidents since 1953, according to the survey.
With EFE information
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