So ICE was deeply unpopular, even before the latest killing. No wonder Trump is desperate to rig the midterm elections.

'Another killing by a federal officer deepens Trump’s self-inflicted political nightmare'

https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/24/politics/shooting-minneapolis-trump-politics

"Some Second Amendment hawks, including the National Rifle Association, are balking at what they see as the administration talking as though Pretti being armed gave the ICE agent more of a right to kill him.

“Responsible public voices should be awaiting a full investigation, not making generalizations and demonizing law-abiding citizens,” the NRA said in response to a Trump-appointed US attorney’s comments."

They should be worried. Very, very worried.

'Republicans are worried about Trump’s deportation campaign, and our new poll shows why'

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/24/poll-republicans-ice-immigration-deportations-00744668

"President Donald Trump’s aggressive deportation campaign is starting to make some Republicans uneasy. As midterms approach, GOP lawmakers, candidates, strategists and people close to the White House are warning that the administration’s mass deportations policy — and the wall-to-wall coverage of enforcement operations, arrests of U.S. citizens and clashes between protesters and federal officials — could cost them their razor-thin House majority.

“ICE should focus on the bad hombres. The bad hombres, that’s it, not the cleaning ladies,” said Rep. Maria Salazar (R-Fla.). “One thing is the gardeners, another thing is the gangsters. One thing is the cooks, the other thing is the coyotes.”"