Florida Republican breaks with Trump, says immigration policy has 'gone too far’
Salazar says Trump’s mass deportation campaign has alienated Hispanic voters, as ICE arrests hit 51,000 in August, Reuters reported.
- On Thursday, Florida Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar released a campaign ad criticizing President Donald Trump's mass deportation policy, warning that his enforcement efforts have "gone too far."
- Representing a 74-percent Hispanic district in the Miami area that supported Trump in 2024, Salazar warns that Hispanic voters who helped him reach the White House "feel betrayed today" despite her endorsement two years ago.
- Salazar cited statistics showing 50% of people detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in July had no criminal record, aligning with CATO Institute findings that most detainees lacked violent convictions.
- Despite Trump's "Complete and Total Endorsement" in February, this rare public break reveals growing fissures within the GOP ahead of November midterms, as some candidates remove his name from campaign materials.
- Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has forcefully defended the administration's immigration crackdown in recent weeks, posting deportation flight photos, as Republicans navigate voter concerns over enforcement tactics in cities across America.
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Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar recommends Donald Trump reverse the damage of his immigration policy and avoid a Republican breakdown in the elections
Florida GOP Rep. Salazar tells Trump immigration enforcement has ‘gone too far’
Some of President Trump’s immigration enforcement efforts have “gone too far,” Florida Republican Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar said in a campaign ad. Adding that Hispanic voters who helped elect him now feel betrayed and called on him to give immigrants “a dignified life.” Salazar posted the ad on social media on Thursday as she seeks reelection in Florida’s 27th Congressional District, which covers part of Miami-Dade County and has a larg…
Trump’s close ally, Maria Elvira Salazar, said the president’s immigration policy has gone “too far.”
Florida Republican Says Trump Went 'Too Far' on Immigration
A Republican House member has called out President Trump on his immigration policies in a campaign ad, in what could be another warning sign about the midterms for the White House. In the commercial, Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar looks into the camera and says, "Mr. President, some of your immigration...
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Congresswoman Maria Elvira Salazar said roughly half of July’s 50,000 detainees had no criminal record and called for a rethink of immigration policy.
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