One side will eventually have to cave, and the popularity of proposed changes to immigration enforcement will have a major impact on which side “wins.” Meanwhile, people will soon see impacts on their air travel, emergency response services and, to some extent, immigration enforcement. The Trump administration and Republicans point to numbers that show Americans want undocumented immigrants to be deported. Preventing racial profilingRepublicans have argued that recent Supreme Court rulings have allowed immigration enforcement to target people based on how they look or what language they speak. Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune/Getty ImagesDemocrats are pushing to create a new system for accountability for immigration enforcement. Likewise, the Quinnipiac poll showed Americans said 61%-25% that the administration hadn’t given an honest account of Pretti’s killing.

Source: CNN February 13, 2026 23:16 UTC