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Four-in-ten Americans support protests against ICE and Border Patrol actions

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In a Verasight survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted in March 2026, 43% of Americans favored protests against ICE and Border Patrol actions. This includes 26% who strongly support and 16% who support.

About a third opposed these protests, including 25% who strongly oppose and 11% who oppose. Another 21% neither support nor oppose.

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43% of Americans favor protests against ICE and Border Patrol actions.

Protests against ICE and Border Patrol actions?

  • Strongly support 26.4%
  • Strongly oppose 25.2%
  • Neither support nor oppose 21.1%
  • Support 16.2%
  • Oppose 11.0%

2026 · base n 1,000 · +/- 3.5%

Module 5: Health, Community, & Personal Values

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Methodology

Full methodology
Mode
Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
Field dates
2026-03-06 → 2026-03-16
Base (unweighted)
1,000
Margin of error
+/- 3.5%
Module
Module 5: Health, Community, & Personal Values

Source

Citation

Verasight Client Omnibus Survey #2026-044, fielded March 6-16, 2026, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.5%.

https://reports.verasight.io/r/omnibus-2026-044#q-5-26

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