{"id":269114,"date":"2025-06-27T13:05:39","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T17:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?post_type=short-read&p=269114"},"modified":"2025-06-27T13:05:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T17:05:42","slug":"about-1-in-4-us-adults-worry-they-or-someone-close-to-them-could-be-deported","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2025\/06\/27\/about-1-in-4-us-adults-worry-they-or-someone-close-to-them-could-be-deported\/","title":{"rendered":"About 1 in 4 U.S. adults worry they or someone close to them could be deported"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

About a quarter of U.S. adults (23%) say they worry a lot or some that they or someone close to them could be deported, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted earlier this month. That\u2019s up slightly from 19% in March. This comes as the Trump administration increases immigration arrests and deportations<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How we did this<\/summary>\n

Pew Research Center conducted this analysis to understand how concerned Americans are that they themselves, a family member or a close friend could be deported. For this analysis, we surveyed 5,044 adults from June 2 to June 8, 2025, in English and Spanish. Everyone who took part in this survey is a member of the Center\u2019s American Trends Panel (ATP), a group of people recruited through national, random sampling of residential addresses who have agreed to take surveys regularly. This kind of recruitment gives nearly all U.S. adults a chance of selection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interviews were conducted either online or by telephone with a live interviewer. The survey is weighted to be representative of the U.S. adult population by gender, race, ethnicity, partisan affiliation, education, presidential vote (among voters) and other factors. Read more about the ATP\u2019s methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Here are the questions used for this analysis<\/a>, the topline<\/a> and the survey methodology<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To determine respondents\u2019 immigrant generation, we used 4,590 responses from a survey of 9,201 adults conducted from Aug. 5 to Aug. 11, 2024. Everyone who took part is also a member of the ATP. These results are weighted following the same process that was used for the full sample. For more information, please refer to the August 2024 survey\u2019s methodology<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This analysis also uses data from the U.S. Census Bureau and Bureau of Labor Statistics\u2019 Annual Social and Economic Supplement of the 2024 Current Population Survey. The data was provided through IPUMS from the University of Minnesota<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The term\u00a0immigrants<\/strong>, when referring to survey respondents, refers to those born outside the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico or other U.S. territories. When referring to Census Bureau data, this group includes those who were not U.S. citizens at birth \u2013 in other words, those born outside the 50 U.S. states or D.C., Puerto Rico or other U.S. territories to parents who were not U.S. citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The term\u00a0U.S. born<\/strong>, when referring to survey respondents, refers to people born in the 50 U.S. states, D.C., Puerto Rico or other U.S. territories. When referring to Census Bureau data, this group includes those who were U.S. citizens at birth, including people born in the 50 U.S. states, D.C., Puerto Rico or other U.S. territories, as well as those born elsewhere to at least one parent who is a U.S. citizen.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Second generation<\/strong>\u202frefers to people who are U.S. born with at least one immigrant parent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Third or higher generation<\/strong>\u202frefers to people who are U.S. born with both parents who are U.S. born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

References to White,<\/strong> Black<\/strong> and Asian<\/strong> adults include those who are not Hispanic and identify as only one race. Views of Asian adults are representative of English speakers only.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The terms Hispanic <\/strong>and Latino<\/strong> are used interchangeably. Hispanics and Latinos are of any race.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n

\"A<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Immigrants are more likely than U.S.-born adults to worry about deportations impacting them, their family or close friends. About four-in-ten immigrants (43%) say they worry a lot or some, up from 33% in March.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meanwhile, 34% of U.S.-born adults with at least one immigrant parent (second generation) are worried about deportations, as are 17% of those with U.S.-born parents (third or higher generation).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About three-in-ten U.S. residents (28%) are immigrants or are U.S. born and have at least one immigrant parent. <\/strong>In 2024, immigrants made up 15% of the country\u2019s population, and second-generation Americans were another 13%, according to a Center analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. That amounts to an estimated 93 million people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, a majority of U.S. adults say they either don\u2019t worry much (18%) or at all (58%) that they or someone close to them could be deported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most recent survey was fielded June 2-8. That partially overlapped with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids<\/a> in predominantly Latino communities in Southern California and protests in Los Angeles<\/a> and across the country<\/a>. More recently, President Donald Trump ordered stronger efforts in some major American cities to detain and deport<\/a> immigrants living in the country illegally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Related: <\/em><\/strong>Americans Have Mixed to Negative Views of Trump Administration Immigration Actions<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Democrats are more likely than Republicans to be concerned that deportations will impact them, their family or close friends  <\/h4>\n\n\n\n

More Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents are worried about deportations now than three months ago (35% in June vs. 27% in March). Fewer Republicans and Republican leaners worry about this, and their concern hasn\u2019t changed in recent months (10% in both June and March).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Line<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Democrats are more likely than Republicans to worry about this among both immigrant and U.S.-born adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among immigrant adults:<\/p>\n\n\n\n