Overview
- Republican congresswoman María Elvira Salazar released a video in mid‑September sharply criticizing President Trump for deportation operations and saying Hispanic voters feel “betrayed.”
- Federal data show ICE arrests surged to nearly 50,000 in July, an average of about 1,500 detentions per day, which Salazar said included many people without criminal records.
- Summer enforcement actions produced public protests and at least two fatal incidents during traffic stops that prompted Mexico to ask the UN human rights office to review the cases.
- Trump withdrew his nominee for ICE director, Lance Schroyer, this week, leaving the agency without a confirmed leader while enforcement remains at elevated levels.
- Republicans worry the backlash could shift Hispanic turnout and imperil their slim congressional majorities in the November midterms, especially in competitive districts in Florida.