The White House recalibrates migration policy: escalating domestic tensions forces Republicans and Democrats toward partial alignment

At the end of January 2026, the wave of mass protests in the United States, directed against raids by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) in American cities, reached its apex and became one of the key domestic political factors in the pre-election cycle ahead of the congressional elections in November 2026.

On January 30, 2026, opponents of deportation measures, including activist groups ANSWER and Code Pink, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), Democratic Socialists of America, as well as student and trade union associations, organized a series of strikes and demonstrations under the name “ICE Out.”

In the second-largest city in the state of Oregon, Eugene, as well as in Los Angeles, mass events led to clashes between demonstrators and law enforcement, attacks by protesters on administrative buildings and correctional facilities.