Trump hits record popularity in New York over immigration


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President Trump’s popularity in New York has reached unprecedented heights, with a new Siena College poll showing his approval rating matching his previous peak while garnering substantial support for his immigration policies.

The former president’s favorability in his home state has climbed to 41%, equaling his highest rating recorded just before his first term began in December 2016.

“President Trump has not been popular in his former home state for more than a decade. And while that is still true, Trump now has his best favorability rating, 41-56%, since the month before he took office the first time, December 2016, when his favorability rating was 41-53%,” Sienna pollster Steven Greenberg said of the results.

“Currently, Republicans view him favorably, 83-13%, while Democrats view him unfavorably, 17-81%. Independents are in the middle, 48-46%,” he added.

Immigration enforcement has emerged as a key factor driving Trump’s improved standing, with an overwhelming 79% of New York voters backing his initiatives to deport criminal illegal immigrants. The majority of respondents, 54%, express confidence in Trump’s ability to secure national borders.

The poll results coincide with recent immigration enforcement activities in New York City, where federal agents conducted operations targeting migrants accused of serious crimes, including the arrest of alleged Venezuelan gang leader Anderson Zambrano-Pacheco.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s scheduled border visit highlights the administration’s enhanced military presence, with 1,500 active-duty troops recently joining existing National Guard forces. The deployment supports border security operations and assists with migrant transfers from detention facilities.

“Whatever is needed at the border will be provided,” Hegseth said at his Pentagon arrival last week.

“The Defense Department will support the defense of the territorial integrity of the United States of America’s southern border, including reservists, National Guardsmen, and active-duty [personnel] in compliance with the Constitution and the laws of our land, and the directives of the commander-in-chief,” he said.

The administration continues strengthening border enforcement measures, including plans for deportation flights to Guantanamo Bay and ongoing military-assisted deportations to Latin America.