Overview
- On Thursday Salazar released a campaign video that directly told President Trump his immigration enforcement has gone “too far” and said Hispanic voters who helped elect him “feel betrayed.”
- In the ad she cited ICE figures saying about half of July detainees had no criminal convictions and urged humane fixes while saying she was not seeking amnesty.
- The Department of Homeland Security responded by reaffirming strict enforcement and saying there will be no amnesty for undocumented immigrants.
- Conservative commentators demanded political consequences and some Republicans urged Trump to withdraw support for Salazar, while Democrats pointed to her past votes that backed ICE funding.
- The dispute elevates immigration as a live midterm issue in Florida’s heavily Hispanic 27th District and follows summer spikes in ICE detentions and an inspector-general report flagging poor conditions at a Florida detention site.