Salazar breaks with Trump on immigration

Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar of Florida released a campaign ad warning President Trump that some immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far.

Hispanic voters feel betrayed, Salazar says

Salazar, who is Cuban-American, told Trump that the same Hispanic voters who helped elect him in twenty twenty-four now feel betrayed by his immigration policies.

“The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today.”

July detention data cited in ad

Salazar pointed to July figures showing fifty percent of fifty thousand people detained had no criminal record, arguing Trump's advisers are misleading him on immigration policy.

“In July, 50% of the 50,000 people that were detained had no criminal record.”

Salazar's district is heavily Hispanic

Salazar represents a Miami-area Republican-leaning district where nearly three-quarters of the population is Hispanic, according to Census Bureau data.

Salazar faces Democratic challenger

Salazar, in Congress since twenty twenty-one, is running for reelection against Democratic candidate Eliott Rodriguez, a former news anchor for CBS News Miami.

Rodriguez attacks Salazar's record

Rodriguez criticized Salazar's message, saying she votes contrary to immigrant advocacy despite portraying herself as a champion of immigrants and part of Trump's agenda.

“She tries to paint herself as an advocate and a champion of immigrants, but she votes contrary to that.”