In his State of the Union address Tuesday, President Trump praised his immigration crackdown. To defend an increasingly unpopular immigration crackdown during his State of the Union speech, President Trump highlighted the victims of crimes perpetuated by undocumented immigrants. Recent polls show public approval of Trump’s immigration policies has fallen to record lows since he returned to the White House. Democrats, meanwhile, invited immigrants, family members of those detained or deported, and U.S. citizens who were violently arrested by immigration agents. California Sen. Adam Schiff was among the Democrats to boycott Trump’s speech and cited immigration enforcement as one reason for his absence.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 25, 2026 15:50 UTC