Watch: Trump’s Deportations Are Tearing Apart Florida Communities
You might have seen the viral campaign ad. Last month, Rep. María Elvira Salazar—a Miami Republican endorsed by Donald Trump—launched a TV commercial criticizing the president’s mass-deportation campaign. “Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far,” she warned, speaking directly into the camera. “Be careful what your advisers are telling you […]
Florida's Republican officials have joined hands with President Trump's deportation campaign, leading to a distressing surge in ICE arrests across the state. The consequences are deeply troubling, as reported by journalist Amanda Moore in a video for Mother Jones.
In contrast to Rep. María Elvira Salazar's criticism of the president's immigration enforcement efforts, Florida's Republican leaders have been actively collaborating with ICE. This cooperation has resulted in ICE agents making hundreds of arrests daily in the Sunshine State, as documented in Moore's video.
The situation highlights the growing frustration among Florida's Latino community, who helped elect Trump in 2024, but now feel betrayed by the administration's draconian deportation policies. Salazar's district, one of the most heavily Latino in the US, serves as a prime example of this backlash.
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