President Donald Trump's support among Latinos has plummeted as he nears his first 100 days in office, with many saying they feel betrayed by the scope of his policies, particularly immigration enforcement.
Concretely, almost three in four Latinos (72%) now disapprove of the way Trump is handling his job as president, with 54% who do so strongly, according to a new poll by the Pew Research Center. Only Black people surveyed have a higher disapproval rate of Trump, with 82%.
The scenario contrasts with the gains made by Trump with the demographic in the last election, swinging 19 points to favor Trump nationally compared with 2020, according to preliminary exit polls. Harris still won a slight majority of the electorate, 52% to 46%, but it was a dramatic decrease over Joe Biden's 33-point margin in 2020.
Overall, 59% of respondents disapprove of Trump, compared to 40% who agree. Only Whites are close to having a net approval of the Republican, with 49% approving of him, including 39% who strongly do so. Asians, the other Demographic surveyed, shows a 69% disapproval rate, compared to a 29% approval one.
Partisanship continues to be a significant factor in people's views: more than 9 in 10 Democrats disapprove of Trump, with only 7% approving. In contrast, 75% of Republicans continue to approve of him, but almost one in four now disapprove (24%) with 14% disapproving strongly.
The shift in views of Trump's way of leading the country among Latinos comes as many who supported him say they feel betrayed by some of his policies. Many Venezuelans, for example, have been impacted by the decision to revoke their Temporary Protected Status (TPS) even if it is being challenged in court.
"Today, I feel the same way I felt in Venezuela— that they're going to come take me somewhere I won't be able to escape from," Ronald Bellorin, a Venezuelan who fled during the first Trump administration in hopes the Republican leader would protect him and his family, told the Washington Post in February. "It's terrible to feel this way here in the United States.
"I thought we would be safe here," he added as he teared up recounting his family's story.
Some of Trump's most dramatic inroads with Latino voters were made in Florida, particularly in Doral, where roughly 40% of the city's residents have Venezuelan roots, leading to the nickname "Doralzuela." Trump went from losing the city in 2016 to winning in the 2024 election, getting 62% of the vote and beating Vice President Kamala Harris by 25 percentage points.
"The Venezuelan community gave President Trump their support," said John De La Vega, a Venezuelan American immigration lawyer and Army veteran. "This is completely different from what I thought it was going to be."
The administration has also revoked protections given to migrants who entered the country through CBP One, an app implemented during the Biden administration to allocate asylum appointments to people waiting their turn outside the country. They are now being directed to self-deport or risk never being allowed into the country again.
Another program targeted is CHNV, which allowed 530,000 Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans sponsored by American citizens to enter the U.S. Another program consists of processes that permit some Colombians, Ecuadorians, Central Americans, Haitians and Cubans with American relatives to come to the U.S. to wait for a family-based green card to become available.
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