Most Americans supported the mass deportation of undocumented immigrants during the 2024 election, but now, more Americans support abolishing the agency that carries out those raids, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, than not.

President Donald Trump had campaigned on the promise to carry out the largest deportation of illegal immigrants in U.S. history, which his Department of Homeland Security has worked on for the past year by sending swarms of federal agents to major cities for removal operations.

A CBS News/YouGov poll from June 2024 showed 62 percent of Americans favored deporting all undocumented immigrants. But as the Trump administration has carried out ICE raids, public opinion has soured.

A new YouGov poll found that 46 percent of Americans somewhat or strongly support abolishing ICE, more than the 41 percent who somewhat or strongly oppose getting rid of the agency. Another 12 percent were unsure.

Across party lines, most Democrats, 76 percent, supported abolishing ICE, and most Republicans, 73 percent, opposed it. More independents, 47 percent, supported putting an end to the agency than the 35 percent who opposed it.

The poll was taken after a second U.S. citizen was fatally shot by DHS agents in Minneapolis within a month. A Border Patrol officer shot and killed Alex Pretti, 37, on Saturday after a confrontation between agents and civilians escalated.

According to footage of the shooting, officers wrestled Pretti to the ground before taking a gun that was tucked into the man’s waistband. Then multiple shots are fired at Pretti.

Speaking about the incident, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said that federal agents were conducting an operation against an undocumented immigrant when a person approached Border Patrol officers with a handgun and that one of the officers “fired defensive shots” after “fearing for his life.” The only thing Pretti appeared to be holding in his hands during the confrontation was a phone, according to footage.

Earlier this month, Renee Good, 37, was fatally shot by a federal agent as she was behind the wheel of her car. The Trump administration also framed that shooting as self-defense.

Nearly half of Americans in the new YouGov poll, 48 percent, said they strongly disapprove of how ICE is handling its job, and another 9 percent somewhat disapprove. When asked how they would describe ICE’s tactics, 58 percent said they are too forceful.

Trump’s overall approval rating has sunk to 38 percent in a new Reuters/Ipsos poll. According to the survey, 53 percent of Americans disapproved of the president’s handling of immigration, and just 39 percent approved.

The Trump administration has announced the cancellation of all contracts with a consulting firm whose employee leaked details of the president’s tax return, causing its stock to tumble immediately.

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent confirmed Monday that all 31 contracts between the department with Booz Allen Hamilton, totaling $4.8 million in annual spending and $21 million in total obligations, would be axed.

“President Trump has entrusted his cabinet to root out waste, fraud, and abuse, and canceling these contracts is an essential step to increasing Americans’ trust in government,” Bessent said in a statement.

“Booz Allen failed to implement adequate safeguards to protect sensitive data, including the confidential taxpayer information it had access to through its contracts with the Internal Revenue Service,” he added.

Between 2018 and 2020, Charles Edward Littlejohn – an employee of Booz Allen Hamilton – “stole and leaked the confidential tax returns and return information of hundreds of thousands of taxpayers,” the department said.

He also leaked information on high profile individuals including Donald Trump, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, to media outlets including The New York Times and ProPublica.

To date, the IRS determined that the data breach affected approximately 406,000 taxpayers.

Littlejohn has since pleaded guilty to felony charges for disclosing confidential tax information without authorization and was sentenced to the maximum term of five years in prison in January 2024.

Following Bessent’s announcement the stock price of Booz Allen Hamilton fell by 10 points.

In an online statement Monday responding to the announcement, Booz Allen Hamilton said, “We have consistently condemned in the strongest possible terms the actions of Charles Littlejohn, who was active with the company years ago.”

“Booz Allen has zero tolerance for violations of the law and operates under the highest ethical and professional guidelines. When Littlejohn’s criminal conduct occurred over 5 years ago, it was on government systems, not Booz Allen systems.”

The statement added: “Booz Allen stores no taxpayer data on its systems and has no ability to monitor activity on government networks.

“Booz Allen fully supported the U.S. government in its investigation, and the government expressed gratitude for our assistance, which led to Littlejohn’s prosecution. We look forward to discussing this matter with the Treasury.”

President Donald Trump held late-night crisis talks with Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Monday evening amid conflicting reports about whether her job is at risk over the killing of Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.

According toThe New York Times, the meeting took place in the Oval Office, was initiated by Noem, and lasted almost 2 hours.

Also present was the secretary’s top aide, Corey Lewandowski, as well as White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, and Communications Director Steven Cheung. The Trump administration’s Homeland Security adviser, Stephen Miller, was conspicuous by his absence.

A source subsequently told the Times that the president did not suggest during the meeting that either Noem’s or Lewandowski’s jobs were at risk.

But a separate report in The Atlantic had earlier suggested the opposite.

The talks come amid renewed uproar over the surge of federal immigration forces into Minnesota after Customs and Border Protection officers shot dead Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care nurse, making him the second U.S. citizen to be killed protesting the presence of masked government agents in their streets after the fatal shooting of Renee Good on January 7.

As was the case with Good, Noem was quick to excuse the men responsible, insisting the victim was engaged in an act of “domestic terrorism” whose actions left them no choice but to defend themselves with lethal force, despite widely-seen video evidence filmed by bystanders contradicting that narrative.

Noem’s claims included that Pretti had “attacked” officers and was “brandishing” a gun; Pretti was licensed to carry a concealed weapon in Minnesota, and it was taken from his waistband area by a federal agent moments before he was shot at least 10 times.

“I don’t have any evidence that I’ve seen that suggests that the weapon was brandished,” Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said in a Sunday interview on CBS.

In the immediate aftermath of Pretti’s killing, Miller labeled him “an assassin” who “tried to murder federal agents,” a claim that was reposted by Vice President JD Vance, while Border Patrol’s “commander at large” Gregory Bovino said it “looks like” Pretti had “wanted to do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement.” Bovino’s claims were shared in a social media post by the Department of Homeland Security, which is overseen by Secretary Noem.

The baseless claims about Pretti’s action and motives sparked widespread outrage, with bipartisan calls for independent investigations. Some Democrats have vowed to withhold DHS funding amid calls for additional oversight measures, which could force a partial federal government shutdown.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Saturday said that Noem had “forfeited her right to lead.”

“I’m calling on her to resign as Secretary of Homeland Security or Donald Trump to do the right thing and just fire her. And, if not, she must be removed or impeached,” Hochul said at a press conference.

Growing public anger over Pretti’s killing has forced the president to recalibrate his unquestioning support for the harsh tactics employed by immigration agents.

Trump had endorsed Noem’s version of events when Renee Good was fatally shot, and appeared to initially take a similar approach in the aftermath of Pretti’s death, sharing a picture on Truth Social of the weapon removed from his waistband and describing it as “the gunman’s gun.” But over the next few days, he became more reticent.

At a press conference on Monday, Leavitt refused to endorse claims by Noem and Miller that Pretti had been a “domestic terrorist,” and attempted to distance her boss from those remarks.

“Look, as I’ve said, I have not heard the president characterize Mr. Pretti in that way,” Leavitt said. “However, I have heard the president say he wants to let the facts and the investigation lead itself.”

Trump said earlier Monday he had asked border czar Tom Homan to go to Minneapolis and oversee the administration’s immigration enforcement campaign from now on. Pointedly, Homan will report directly to Trump, rather than to Secretary Noem.

The commander in chief also spoke with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to dial down tensions, and both later made positive remarks about their exchange.

“It was a very good call, and we, actually, seemed to be on a similar wavelength,” Trump wrote.

It was later reported that Bovino, a deeply polarizing figure, has been removed from his role in Minneapolis and will return to his old job in California.