Many Americans favor troops at U.S.-Mexico border, but far fewer support pausing visa and asylum applications, keeping large numbers of people in detention centers | Pew Research Center

January 29, 2026

How Americans view key Trump administration immigration policies

Many Americans favor troops at U.S.-Mexico border, but far fewer support pausing visa and asylum applications, keeping large numbers of people in detention centers

Many Americans favor troops at U.S.-Mexico border, but far fewer support pausing visa and asylum applications, keeping large numbers of people in detention centers

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Many Americans favor troops at U.S.-Mexico border, but far fewer support pausing visa and asylum applications, keeping large numbers of people in detention centers

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How Americans view key Trump administration immigration policies
Many Americans favor troops at U.S.-Mexico border, but far fewer support pausing visa and asylum applications, keeping large numbers of people in detention centers
Deep partisan gaps on several Trump administration immigration policies, but opposition to priority access for $1 million fee is widespread in both parties