Take a moment today and sit with the fact that 48 percent of our fellow Americans favor taking any category of people and “establishing large detention centers, where people would be sent and held.”

CBS News Poll – February 5-7, 2025 Adults in the U.S. 31. Creating Large Detention Centers Would you avor or oppose the U.S. government establishing large detention centers, where people would be sent and held, while the government determinedwhether or not they should be deported? Gender Age Ideology Total Male Female Under 30 30-44 45-64 65+ Liberal Moderate ConservativeFavor 48% 53% 43% 50% 43% 49% 49% 18% 48% 73% Oppose 52% 47% 57% 50% 57% 51% 51% 82% 52% 27% Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Weighted N (2,159) (1,053) (1,106) (449) (547) (703) (460) (559) (747) (658) Party ID Race White by Education Total Dem Ind Rep White Black Hispanic No Degree 4yr Degree+Favor 48% 24% 43% 74% 50% 42% 47% 55% 41% Oppose 52% 76% 57% 26% 50% 58% 53% 45% 59% Totals 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% 100% Weighted N (2,159) (665) (671) (719) (1,361) (269) (344) (845) (516)

Source is a CBS News poll.