Florida Republican breaks with Trump, says immigration policy has 'gone too far’
Salazar says 50% of ICE detainees in July had no criminal record as she warns the crackdown is alienating Hispanic voters.
- 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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GOP Rep. María Elvira Salazar turns on Trump in stunning campaign ad: ‘Hispanics who elected you feel betrayed’
BS BULLETIN: Rep. María Elvira Salazar directly challenged President Donald Trump over his immigration crackdown in a new reelection ad. “The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today,” the Florida Republican tells Trump. The public break comes just weeks after Trump gave Salazar his “Complete and Total Endorsement” for reelection. Florida Republican Rep. María Elvira Salazar is running for reelection — and…
Miami (USA), Sept. 17, (EFE).- Republican congresswoman María Elvira Salazar, a close ally of President Donald Trump and who is looking for reelection in November, warned on Thursday that the president's immigration policy has gone "too far" and has caused many Latinos who voted for him in 2024 to feel betrayed. "President, some [...] The entry Congressman Salazar criticizes Trump's immigration policy on campaign notice was first published in Ho…
Maria Salazar breaks with Trump on immigration enforcement in campaign ad
A South Florida Republican U.S. House member battling for re-election is airing a campaign ad in which she declares that President Trump’s immigration efforts have gone “too far.” Miami-Dade County Republican U.S. Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar has represented Florida’s 27th Congressional District since 2020. She won re-election in November 2024 by 20 points, and the […]
Vulnerable House Republican Rebukes Trump's Immigration Crackdown - American Liberty News
The Florida congresswoman warned that aggressive enforcement has swept up too many immigrants without criminal records and risks costing Republicans support among Hispanic voters. Rep. María Elvira Salazar, R-Fla., directly challenged President Donald Trump’s immigration policies in a new campaign advertisement, warning that his administration’s enforcement operation has gone too far and alienated many of […]
Republican representative María Elvira Salazar criticizes Trump's immigration policy, alerting Hispanic discontent at mass arrests. Salazar, a prominent conservative figure in Florida, asks the president to reconsider his approach to providing a dignified life for migrants in the U.S.
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