Jan 7 2026 – ICE agent shoots 37‑year‑old Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis; video shows her trying to drive away, sparking nationwide outrage and prompting calls for an independent investigation of ICE’s use of force[4][5].

Jan 9‑12 2026 – YouGov/The Economist poll finds 46 % of Americans now support abolishing ICE, up from 27 % in June 2025, while 43 % oppose abolition, marking the sharpest rise in abolition sentiment of the year[14].

Jan 13 2026 – Release of the YouGov/The Economist poll highlights the Minneapolis shooting of Good as the catalyst for the surge in abolition support and prompts Democratic lawmakers such as Rep. Rashida Tlaib to call for dismantling ICE[14].

Jan 14 2026 – Three major polls (CNN, Quinnipiac, Yahoo‑YouGov) show 56‑53 % of adults deem the Good shooting inappropriate and 2‑1 opposition to ICE among independents, with Democrats overwhelmingly condemning the action[4][5].

Jan 18 2026 – CBS News/YouGov poll reports 61 % of Americans say ICE tactics are “too tough,” up from 56 % in November, and 52 % believe ICE makes communities less safe, while a YouGov/Economist poll shows 46 % support abolishing ICE[13].

Jan 19 2026 – CNN poll reveals 56 % of respondents think the ICE agent who shot Good used force inappropriately and 51 % say ICE enforcement makes cities less safe, adding to broader criticism of ICE’s tactics[2].

Jan 22 2026 – At a White House briefing, President Trump says “ICE will make mistakes” and calls Good’s death “a horrible event,” signaling a softer tone toward ICE after earlier defenses[3].

Jan 23‑26 2026 – Fox News poll finds 59 % view ICE deportations as “too aggressive,” a 10‑point rise since July, and notes the recent killings of Good (Jan 7) and Alex Pretti (Jan 24) heighten scrutiny of ICE operations[8].

Jan 24 2026 – Alex Pretti, a 37‑year‑old nurse, is fatally shot by Border Patrol agents during an ICE operation in Minneapolis, prompting Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker and other Democrats to call for ICE’s abolition[7][8].

Jan 27 2026 – Reuters‑Ipsos poll shows only 39 % approve of Trump’s immigration handling and 58 % say ICE “has gone too far,” while more than 120 Democrats introduce a resolution to impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem over the Minneapolis killings[11].

Jan 27 2026 – CNN analysis reports record‑low net approvals for ICE (‑27), DHS (42 % favorable), and Noem (‑16), noting the Minneapolis shootings of Good and Pretti as the trigger for the plunge and that Trump dispatches border czar Tom Homan to Minneapolis[12].

Jan 28‑29 2026 – YouGov/The Economist weekly tracking shows civil‑liberties concerns overtake immigration as top voter issue for the first time, with 55 % expressing very little confidence in ICE and 51 % favoring budget cuts to the agency[9].

Jan 28‑29 2026 – Retired ICE director Darius Reeves tells Newsweek “ICE has no coming back from this” after the Pretti and Good shootings, warning the agency may collapse and will need to “rebuild brick by brick”[10].

Jan 29 2026 – Center for American Progress releases a policing‑reform plan that rejects “abolish” language, condemns ICE agents wearing masks, and the White House touts America’s lowest murder rate in a century, citing a 21 % drop in homicides in 2025[7].

Jan 30 2026 – The White House and Congress launch earnest negotiations on ICE reform after Pretti’s killing, focusing on a ban on mask‑wearing by agents and other accountability measures[1].

Jan 30 2026 – Lawmakers face a Friday funding deadline for the Department of Homeland Security, with Democrats seeking to attach constraints on ICE operations to the DHS appropriations bill[8].

Feb 3 2026 – Harvard CAPS/Harris poll shows Kristi Noem’s unfavorability climbs to 37 % (net ‑13) and ICE approval slips to 44 % amid the Minneapolis shootings, while a DHS spokesperson retorts, “the American people, the law, and common sense are on our side”[6].