GOP congresswoman tells Trump Hispanic voters feel betrayed by him in new ad

From Salazar for FL CD-27

Florida Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar tells President Donald Trump in a new ad that Hispanic voters feel betrayed by him as a result of his immigration agenda.

The ad is a remarkable break with the president by a member of his own party over immigration, a major political fissure just months ahead of the midterms.

The congresswoman addresses Trump directly in the ad, speaking straight to the camera as she says, “some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far.”

Salazar points to statistics she said show that 50% of the people detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement in July “had no criminal record.”

“Be careful what your advisers are telling you about immigration policy,” she said. “The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024, feel betrayed today.”

An animated Salazar says she’s not asking Trump to give “amnesty” but she is asking him to give immigrants a “dignified life in this promised land.”

CNN has reached out to the White House to request comment.

The ad comes as there has been increased concern among Republicans around the country that they may be losing ground with Latino voters who backed Trump in the 2024 presidential race, after immigration raids, increased patrolling in cities across America and highly publicized confrontations between ICE agents and protestors, including the killings of two US citizens, Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis by federal agents .

Salazar is running for re-election in Florida’s 27th Congressional District, which includes wide swaths of Miami-Dade county. About three-quarters of the population identify as Hispanic. The district voted for Trump by nearly 15 points in 2024.

Salazar’s ad comes as ICE increased immigration arrests nationwide over the summer. In August, for example, ICE took around 51,000 people into custody, setting a new high under the second Trump administration. The previous high had been set the month prior when the agency took more than 46,000 people into custody in July.

The data, some of which is included in Salazar’s ad in the form of a breakdown of detainees with no criminal convictions or pending charges, reveals the record pace at which ICE agents are arresting people.

Since the start of the Trump administration, ICE has been under immense pressure to meet White House-imposed quotas and, over time, has cast a wider net of who’s eligible for arrest, beyond those who are public safety or national security threats.

In recent weeks, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, who’s faced backlash from corners of the MAGA base who say he has not been strong enough on immigration enforcement, has forcefully defended the administration’s crackdown, posting photos of deportation flights.

The department has had particular success in Florida because of the 287(g) program, which allows ICE to authorize state and local law enforcement officers to perform specific immigration enforcement duties under ICE’s supervision.

The program is used nationally, but as of last year, Florida had several agencies in the program statewide, the most of any participating state .

This week, the Department of Homeland Security inspector general also released a scathing report revealing that Florida’s detention facility known as “ Alligator Alcatraz ” briefly held nearly 80 immigrant detainees in small metal enclosures. The facility was closed over the summer.

CNN’s Ethan Cohen contributed to this report

来自萨拉扎尔的佛罗里达州第27选区

佛罗里达州共和党众议员玛丽亚·埃尔维拉·萨拉萨尔在一则新的广告中告诉唐纳德·特朗普总统，由于他的移民政策，西班牙裔选民感到被他背叛了。

这则广告是总统所在政党的一名成员在移民问题上与总统决裂的惊人之举，而移民问题正是中期选举前几个月的一个重大政治裂痕。

在广告中，这位女议员直接对着镜头向特朗普喊话：“你的一些移民执法行动做得太过分了。”

萨拉扎尔指出，统计数据显示，7 月份被美国移民和海关执法局拘留的人中，有 50% “没有犯罪记录”。

“要小心你的顾问们在移民政策方面给你的建议，”她说。“那些曾帮助你入主白宫的西班牙裔人士，如今却感到被背叛了。”

情绪激动的萨拉扎尔说，她不是要求特朗普给予“大赦”，而是要求他让移民在这片应许之地过上“有尊严的生活”。

CNN已联系白宫请求置评。

在移民突袭、美国各地城市加强巡逻以及移民执法局特工与抗议者之间备受瞩目的冲突（包括两名美国公民亚历克斯·普雷蒂和蕾妮·古德在明尼阿波利斯被联邦特工杀害）之后，全国各地的共和党人越来越担心，他们可能会失去在2024年总统大选中支持特朗普的拉丁裔选民的支持。

萨拉扎尔正在竞选佛罗里达州第27选区国会众议员连任，该选区涵盖迈阿密-戴德县的大片地区。约四分之三的人口为西班牙裔。2024年，该选区以近15个百分点的优势支持特朗普。

萨拉扎尔发布这则广告之际，正值美国移民及海关执法局（ICE）在夏季加大了全国范围内的移民逮捕力度。例如，8月份ICE拘留了约5.1万人，创下了特朗普第二任期内的新高。此前的最高纪录是7月份创下的，当时该机构拘留了超过4.6万人。

萨拉扎尔的广告中包含了部分数据，这些数据以没有犯罪记录或未决指控的被拘留者细分的形式呈现，揭示了美国移民及海关执法局 (ICE) 特工逮捕人员的速度创下纪录。

自特朗普政府上台以来，美国移民及海关执法局 (ICE) 一直面临着巨大的压力，需要完成白宫规定的配额，并且随着时间的推移，ICE 扩大了逮捕范围，不再局限于那些对公共安全或国家安全构成威胁的人。

最近几周，国土安全部长马克韦恩·穆林因在移民执法方面力度不够而遭到MAGA支持者的强烈反对，他大力捍卫政府的打击行动，并发布了遣返航班的照片。

由于 287(g) 计划，该部门在佛罗里达州取得了特别大的成功。该计划允许 ICE 授权州和地方执法人员在 ICE 的监督下履行特定的移民执法职责。

该计划在全国范围内使用，但截至去年，佛罗里达州有多个机构参与了该计划，是所有参与州中最多的。

本周，国土安全部监察长发布了一份措辞严厉的报告，揭露佛罗里达州被称为“鳄鱼阿尔卡特拉斯”的拘留中心曾短暂地将近80名移民拘留者关押在狭小的金属笼子里。该中心已于夏季关闭。

CNN的伊桑·科恩对本报道亦有贡献。