The Trump administration has shifted its public messaging on deportations away from shock-and-awe tactics after facing public backlash, and 52% of Americans say they're less likely to support candidates backing Trump's deportation approach. However, the White House explicitly stated 'Nobody is changing the Administration's immigration enforcement agenda' — while arrests have declined from ~1,300 per day in December to ~1,000 in early March, they remain more than double January 2025 levels. The post conflates a change in rhetoric and optics with actual deprioritization, a distinction officials have denied.