A majority of Hispanic voters support President Donald Trump’s deportation policies, according to a new national poll conducted after the recent anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles.
The survey, conducted June 9–11 by the League of American Workers (LAW) and TechnoMetrica Institute of Policy and Politics (TIPP), found that 53 percent of Hispanic voters said they “somewhat” or “strongly” support increasing deportations, particularly for individuals with criminal records. Among voters aged 18 to 24, support stood at 49 percent.
Overall, nearly six in 10 registered voters back the Trump administration’s focus on stepped-up deportations and law enforcement priorities, the poll found.
The poll follows several nights of violence and rioting targeting Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Los Angeles and other cities such as Portland, Seattle, New York and San Antonio.
Support for the deportation policy extended beyond Hispanic voters. Among Black voters, 46 percent voiced support for the policy. In the 2024 election, Trump made big gains among black and Hispanic male voters. According to CNN exit polls, over 20 percent of black male voters backed Trump.
The poll also showed that 65 percent of all respondents—including 61 percent of Hispanic voters—agree that Trump “deserves credit” for the reported 95 percent decrease in “gotaways” at the US border compared to levels seen during Joe Biden’s presidency. The poll defined gotaways as individuals who illegally crossed the border and were observed but not apprehended.
“This survey reveals that violence and radicalism in Los Angeles and other cities only serves to reinforce the will of the people to achieve secure borders, orderly lawful migration, and peace in our streets,” said LAW President Steve Cortes. “As this polling makes clear, Americans chose Donald Trump precisely because of his America First approach to immigration, plus law-and-order generally.”
Cortes, a senior political advisor to Trump and Vice President JD Vance, currently serves as a senior advisor to CatholicVote.
A Pew Research Center report from March found that 83 percent of US adults believe that either “some” or “all” illegal immigrants should be deported. Of those supporting “some” deportations, 97 percent said violent criminals should be prioritized.
CNN data analyst Harry Enten also reported a major shift in support among immigrant voters. According to the American National Election Studies (ANES), immigrant voters now back Republican immigration policies by 8 points over Democratic policie s—a stark reversal from 2020, when Democrats led by 32 points.
“Look at that shift, a 40-point shift toward the right among immigrant voters,” Enten said on CNN. “Republicans now lead on this issue by eight points over Democrats, more so than any other group that I could find. The group of voters who became more hawkish on immigration were in fact immigrants themselves, immigrants who are registered to vote in this country.”
The LAW/TIPP poll surveyed 1,584 registered voters nationwide. The credibility interval is +/-2.5 percentage points, with wider intervals for subgroups due to smaller sample sizes.
