Videos emerged almost instantly of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shooting and killing a motorist. Trump critics tended to quickly label it murder, arguing the fleeing woman was turning her car away from the officers. Americans have been quite skeptical of ICE for much of the past year. The same UMass poll also showed they opposed ICE using military-grade weapons 55%-30% and using physical force with protesters 54%-31%. But there is also some potential danger for Democrats in looking too sympathetic toward the woman, if Americans don’t come to echo that sympathy.

Source: CNN January 09, 2026 04:45 UTC