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The administration is again retreating from some aggressive actions, but Republicans expect Democrats to expand calls to \u201cabolish ICE.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>

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A man yells at a woman working security near an ICE facility Tuesday in Scarborough, Maine, one day after a fatal shooting in nearby Biddeford. (Robert F. Bukaty\/AP)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

The Trump administration is again scaling back aspects of its immigration crackdown after fatal Immigration and Customs Enforcement shootings, the latest turn in a cycle where pressure to ramp up arrests collides with the political fallout from increasingly aggressive enforcement.<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin<\/a> have not publicly addressed the shooting deaths of two<\/a> immigrants<\/a> at the hands of federal immigration officers in the span of six days. A third person died on Tuesday when he was hit by a truck fleeing agents in Florida. Officials moved to contain the crisis quietly by directing<\/a> agents to pause most traffic stops in the latest retrenchment from the administration\u2019s more confrontational enforcement tactics.<\/p>\n

The lower-profile approach contrasts with the shock-and-awe theatrics of the administration\u2019s earlier surges in Los Angeles, Chicago and Minneapolis, as well as the on-camera crisis management efforts by then-secretary Kristi L. Noem and border czar Tom Homan after agents killed two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis. Since then, administration officials have sought to minimize controversies ahead of November\u2019s midterm elections.<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s base and some advisers objected to the retreat, leading the White House to renew pressure on the Department of Homeland Security to accelerate immigration arrests in recent weeks. The latest deaths reignited that debate, roiling crucial Senate races and escalating Democratic demands to overhaul domestic immigration enforcement.<\/p>\n

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Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin. (David ‘Dee’ Delgado\/AP)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

Republicans expect Democrats to overreach as public support for border security and deportation remains high. Immigration stands out as a relative strength for Trump as polls show growing dissatisfaction with his handling of the economy and the war in Iran. Still, he and ICE lost ground after the January shootings, underscoring the challenge of energizing hard-line base supporters without repelling Republican-leaning independents.<\/p>\n

The White House said the administration\u2019s agenda hasn\u2019t changed, focused on public safety. DHS has said 70 percent of those deported have criminal records, which could not be independently verified. At the same time, officials have emphasized that they view all undocumented immigrants as subject to removal.<\/p>\n

\u201cPresident Trump\u2019s highest priority has always been the deportation of illegal alien criminals who endanger American communities,\u201d White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said. \u201cThanks to President Trump\u2019s strong immigration enforcement policies, millions of illegals have left the United States, either through forced deportation or self-deportation, with zero illegals coming through the most secure border in U.S. history for well over a year.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Federal agents stand outside a the ICE facility Tuesday in Scarborough, Maine. (Robert F. Bukaty\/AP)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

Trump\u2019s approval rating for his handling of immigration recovered from 38 percent in February<\/a>, after the shootings of Ren\u00e9e Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, to 42 percent in June<\/a>, according to Quinnipiac University\u2019s national poll of registered voters. He entered his second term with 47 percent support on the issue, according to the survey<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Even with 55 percent disapproval, Trump scored better on immigration than the economy, at 59 percent, or Iran, at 62 percent. Overall, 38 percent of voters approved of Trump\u2019s job performance, while 55 percent disapproved.<\/p>\n

Business groups have protested raids at jobsites, leading the administration to ease enforcement at farms and hotels. In pursuit of deportation goals, agents have ventured into residential neighborhoods, where arrests have at times gone awry.<\/p>

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The shootings have quickly become an issue in several competitive Democratic primaries, exposing divisions over how far to go on changing immigration enforcement. Republicans plan to use Democrats\u2019 calls to abolish ICE to paint them as extreme, similar to the \u201cdefund the police\u201d motto of 2020.<\/p>\n

In Maine, the site of the second shooting, hundreds of protesters went to the office of Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican who faces a tough reelection race. Collins said she urged Mullin to stop nonurgent vehicle stops.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhile the investigation of the Biddeford shooting is not yet complete, it raises sufficient critical questions,\u201d she said. \u201cWhile it is clear ICE needs to improve its performance, it is important to remember that the work ICE does to protect our country goes far beyond immigration enforcement,\u201d Collins added on X.<\/p>\n

Collins\u2019s Democratic opponent is up in the air after nominee Graham Platner withdrew over sexual assault allegations. Leading contenders have joined protests and called for eliminating ICE.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow many more people must be fatally shot and murdered by ICE agents before we admit it is time for a change?\u201d candidate Nirav Shah said on Monday. Rival Shenna Bellows said, \u201cIt\u2019s time to get ICE off our streets.\u201d Troy Jackson posted, \u201cAbolish ICE.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the Michigan Democratic Senate primary, moderate Rep. Haley Stevens called the shootings \u201chorrifying and outrageous.\u201d The more progressive candidate, Abdul El-Sayed, responded to the first shooting, on July 9, by calling to \u201cabolish ICE.\u201d<\/p>\n

Several Democratic politicians joined that position for the first time. \u201cThis cannot be reformed,\u201d Rep. Morgan McGarvey (D-Kentucky) said on social media. Virginia congressional candidate Adam Dunigan said, \u201cYou cannot get away with actions like this and continue to exist.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-Michigan), who is trying to fend off a primary challenge<\/a> from democratic socialist Donavan McKinney, posted, \u201cWe need to abolish and prosecute these goons.\u201d<\/p>\n

While abolishing ICE has become popular among Democrats, the party has also consolidated around supporting tougher border security. In Texas, Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico condemned the July shooting in Houston. On Monday he announced a border policy including hiring more Border Patrol agents and deploying more surveillance technology.<\/p>\n

The Republican candidate, state attorney general Ken Paxton, responded by accusing Talarico of running away from past votes and positions.<\/p>

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