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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

46% : Congress is discussing potential new rules for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection after officers shot and killed two Minneapolis protesters in January.
44% : ▶ Read more First lady Melania Trump to meet at the White House with former Hamas hostage Hamas released Keith Siegel in February 2025 after 15 months in captivity as part of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire with Israel.
42% : She was released during a brief ceasefire in November 2023, shortly after the militant group launched a surprise attack in southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, that killed about 1,200 people and took 251 others hostage.
29% : The difficulty in reaching a bipartisan consensus on ICE funding Despite rare negotiations between Democrats and President Donald Trump, a bipartisan agreement on new restrictions for federal immigration enforcement in the next two weeks will be exceedingly difficult -- or even "an impossibility," as Republican Senate Majority Leader John Thune said.

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