A growing coalition of conservative leaders and immigration policy groups is urging the Trump administration to fully restore the aggressive immigration enforcement agenda that helped fuel President Donald Trump’s rise—and they say the American people overwhelmingly support it.
The newly formed Mass Deportation Coalition, which includes MAGA allies, immigration policy experts, and conservative organizations close to the administration, is pushing the White House to go beyond targeting violent criminals and instead deport all illegal immigrants eligible under federal law.
Coalition leaders argue that limiting enforcement to only violent offenders repeats the failed policies of previous administrations.
“Targeting only gang members and violent criminals is essentially the Clinton-Obama-Biden model, and historically it has been a disastrous failure,” the group said.
The push comes after the administration temporarily adjusted its messaging following a controversial immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota earlier this year. Since then, the administration has reshuffled leadership, including replacing enforcement officials and making changes at the Department of Homeland Security.
But immigration hawks say the American public expects stronger action—not anything close to a retreat.
To make their case, the coalition commissioned new polling from McLaughlin & Associates, a firm that has long worked with Trump campaigns. The results show strong public backing for tougher immigration enforcement.
According to the poll, 66 percent of likely 2026 voters support deporting migrants who enter the United States illegally, while 58 percent support deporting all illegal immigrants who qualify for removal, not just violent criminals.
Among Trump voters, support is even stronger. Eighty-seven percent say they want the administration to exceed the largest deportation effort in U.S. history, the enforcement campaign carried out under President Dwight Eisenhower in the 1950s.
The political implications are significant. The poll also found 74 percent of Trump voters would be more likely to support Republican candidates if the administration deported more than one million illegal migrants by 2026.
Chris Chmielenski of the Immigration Accountability Project says the message from voters is clear.
“Trump voters don’t just support mass deportation,” he said. “They expect it.”
The White House insists its immigration strategy has not changed, emphasizing that deporting criminal illegal immigrants remains the administration’s top priority.
Officials say roughly 70 percent of deportations so far involve individuals with criminal records, and that Trump’s enforcement policies have already resulted in millions of illegal migrants leaving the country through deportation or voluntary departure.
