A majority of Americans say they disapprove of how Immigration and Customs Enforcement is "handling their job" in a poll conducted on the day ICE removal officerJonathan Rossshot and killedRenee Nicole Goodin Minneapolis.
TheYouGov poll,conducted on Jan. 7and released the following day, showed that 40% of respondents "strongly disapproved" and 12% "somewhat disapprove" of how the agency is operating.
A separate poll from YouGov asking respondents to describe how they would describe "the tactics currently used by ICE" released Jan. 8 showed that 51% said they were "too forceful." The polls each surveyed 2,686 U.S. adults.
AYouGov polltaken in February 2025, just after PresidentDonald Trumptook office, showed ICE had a net favorability of 16 percentage points.
The killing of Good and the injury of two people by Customs and Border Protection agents in Portland, Oregon on Jan. 8 sparked a wave of protests across the country that started Jan. 10.
The Department of Homeland Security and Trump administration officials haveclaimed both shootings were done in self-defense. Analysis of video from the scene of the shooting in Minneapolis done by the New York Times showsGood's vehicle appeared to be turning away from the officer.
Geoffrey Alpert, a professor of criminology at the University of South Carolina,previously told USA TODAYa full investigation into the killing of Good is needed, but said the video appears to contradict the Trump administration's description of the incident. "It clearly looks like she was driving away," Alpert said. "She turned her wheel and looked like she was trying to escape."
People confront an agent in an ICE vehicle near the regional ICE headquarters at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building on January 10, 2026 in Minneapolis. Protests in the city continued Saturday after the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good, who was shot and killed on January 7 by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison (D-MN) (L), Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) (C), and Rep. Angie Craig (R) hold a press conference outside of the regional ICE headquarters at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building on January 10, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar and Annie Craig had their access to a federal detention facility revoked while touring the building in Minneapolis where the Department of Homeland Security has been headquartering operations in the state." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
People gather near were a 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good on January 10, 2026." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
People gather at a makeshift memorial for 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good on January 10, 2026." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
See anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis after Renee Good's fatal shooting
People confront an agent in an ICE vehicle near the regional ICE headquarters at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building on January 10, 2026 in Minneapolis.Protests in the city continued Saturdayafter the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good, who was shot and killed on January 7 by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis.
Video analysis:How the fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis unfolded
Local officials in Minnesota and Oregon have called for state investigations into both shootings.
The shootings in the first full week of 2026 were thelatestinvolving federal agents under the Trump administration's aggressive –and often contentious approach– to immigration enforcement. Trump ran on a promise to enforce mass deportations and has deployed heavily-armed federal agents to cities to carry out his plans.
Contributing: Christopher Cann, Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Majority disapproves of ICE, says tactics are 'too forceful' in poll
