Immigration Policy Clash

Donald Trump Targets Representative María Elvira Salazar Over Immigration Policy Ad Clash

President Donald Trump has amplified attacks on Rep. María Elvira Salazar after she released a bilingual campaign ad saying some of his immigration enforcement policies had gone too far and citing data that many people detained by ICE had no criminal records. Trump’s posts accused the Florida Republican of betraying his coalition and boosted calls for a primary challenger, despite his recent endorsement and public statements that he still supports her; he also said she was softer on border security than he is. Salazar said Trump listened during a conversation after the ad and that she raised concerns that Latino voters felt betrayed, while accounts of voter sentiment in her heavily Hispanic district suggest some former supporters now favor Trump over her. The dispute has also drawn sharp criticism from conservative commentators and activists, who have called Salazar disloyal or insufficiently conservative, while some Spanish-language conservatives have defended her. ICE detention numbers have reached new highs during Trump’s second administration, underscoring the policy divide at the center of the clash.

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