New Poll Shows How Much Damage ICE Has Done - The Damage Report

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Asian American and Pacific Islander communities say Trump’s aggressive immigration policies have fueled fear, disruption, and uncertainty across their families and communities. John Iadarola breaks it down on The Damage Report. - 06/21/2026.


Read more here: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/poll-reveals-how-aapi-adults-are-being-affected-by-trumps-immigration-crackdown

"Many Asian American and Pacific Islander adults have experienced or witnessed some degree of upheaval because of the Trump administration's heightened immigration policies, a new AP-NORC/AAPI Data poll finds, while most say the U.S. is no longer the land of opportunity for immigrants.

A new poll released Monday from AAPI Data and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research shows about half of AAPI adults say they — or someone they know — have been detained or deported within the last year, started carrying proof of immigration status or U.S. citizenship, upended travel plans or significantly changed their routines because of immigration status.

The findings come after more than a year of immigration crackdowns. The poll indicates that the Trump administration's aggressive approach, which has resulted in multiple clashes between protesters and enforcement officers and led to the shooting deaths of two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis earlier this year, may be changing the way some people in immigrant-heavy communities see the U.S. itself."