{"id":2669030,"date":"2026-09-24T09:09:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T13:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maga-betrayal-trump-endorsed-congresswoman-trashes-his-immigration-policy-in-scathing-ad\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T09:10:59","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T13:10:59","slug":"maga-betrayal-trump-endorsed-congresswoman-trashes-his-immigration-policy-in-scathing-ad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maga-betrayal-trump-endorsed-congresswoman-trashes-his-immigration-policy-in-scathing-ad\/","title":{"rendered":"MAGA Betrayal: Trump-Endorsed Congresswoman Trashes His Immigration Policy in Scathing Ad"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmaga-betrayal-trump-endorsed-congresswoman-trashes-his-immigration-policy-in-scathing-ad%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2669030&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Florida Republican congresswoman, Maria Elvira Salazar, criticized President Donald Trump&#8217;s broad deportation policies in a new campaign advertisement. She expressed concerns that some of Trump&#8217;s immigration enforcement actions have been overly aggressive,citing statistics that half of the 50,000 detainees in July lacked criminal records. Salazar, seeking her fourth term in Florida\u2019s 27th District-a district heavily Hispanic-stated her support for humane immigration reform, highlighting her sponsorship of the bipartisan DIGNIDAD Act, which aims to provide a pathway to legal status for certain illegal immigrants without granting amnesty. Despite recent endorsements from Trump, she has faced internal disagreements over immigration policies. Her campaign ad will be broadcast across South Florida, where Trump previously won comfortably. The district&#8217;s demographics and voting history indicate a competitive race, with Salazar facing a Democratic challenger and the race rated &#8220;Likely Republican&#8221; by political analysts.The broader context involves Trump&#8217;s important immigration enforcement efforts during his second term, including extensive deportations aimed at securing borders and removing criminal aliens.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Republican Florida Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar blasted President Donald Trump\u2019s sweeping deportation agenda in a new campaign ad.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Salazar, who is seeking a fourth term in Florida\u2019s 27th Congressional District, alleged in the <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/platform.adimpact.com\/viewer\/d28e3513-556e-43d8-9f31-0432a7e271f6\">video<\/a> that \u201csome\u201d of Trump\u2019s immigration enforcement efforts \u201chave gone too far.\u201d Trump notably said in a Feb. 10  <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116049024324119533\">post<\/a> that Salazar has his \u201cComplete and Total Endorsement\u201d for reelection. <b><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cIn July, 50% of the 50,000 people that were detained had no criminal record,\u201d Salazar said. \u201cBe careful what your advisers are telling you about immigration policy. The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today. You can be for immigration what Lincoln was for slavery and Reagan was for communism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m not talking about giving them amnesty. I\u2019m talking about giving them a dignified life in this promised land,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Salazar is well known as the primary sponsor of the <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/119th-congress\/house-bill\/4393\/text\">DIGNIDAD (Dignity Act)<\/a>, a bipartisan immigration reform package heavily scrutinized by many on the right and widely described by its critics as an amnesty bill. The legislation would, among other things, provide a pathway to legal status for some illegal immigrants in the U.S.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Salazar has forcefully <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/salazar.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/rep-maria-elvira-salazar-joins-bipartisan-leaders-launch-national-dignity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rejected<\/a> the notion that her bill provides amnesty or a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants while stating in a March <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/salazar.house.gov\/media\/press-releases\/rep-maria-elvira-salazar-joins-bipartisan-leaders-launch-national-dignity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">press release<\/a> that a path to legal status for working and taxpaying illegal aliens is the \u201cmoral, economic, and American thing to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The White House and Salazar\u2019s campaign each did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Salazar\u2019s campaign ad will air across broadcast television, digital and OTT throughout South Florida, <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/mariaelvirasalazar.com\/immigration_ad_2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to a news release.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Trump\u2019s administration has been spearheading a sweeping mass deportation agenda during his second term. The administration has deported over 605,000 illegal aliens during Trump\u2019s second term, with an additional 1.9 million self-deporting, <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/priorities\/border-immigration\/\">according<\/a> to a page on the White House\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said in a Jan. 20 <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dhs.gov\/news\/2026\/01\/20\/dhs-sets-stage-another-historic-record-breaking-year-under-president-trump\">statement<\/a> that the president has \u201ca clear mandate to secure our borders, end illegal immigration, take criminal aliens off our streets, protect the American taxpayer, and Make America Safe Again.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Salazar\u2019s Miami-area congressional district is 73.5% Hispanic, <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/legisletter.org\/legislator\/maria-salazar-S000168\/district\">according<\/a> to Legisletter. In 2024, Trump won the district by 14.6 points, <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-downballot.com\/p\/the-downballots-calculations-of-presidential\">according<\/a> to estimates from The Downballot. However he had only won it by 0.3% in 2020 and lost it to Hillary Clinton by a 17-point margin in 2016.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">She faces a challenge from Democratic former TV news anchor Eliott Rodriguez in November. The bipartisan Cook Political Report <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cookpolitical.com\/ratings\/house-race-ratings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rates<\/a> the contest \u201cLikely R.\u201d Salazar is also a former TV news anchor.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. 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