Rep. Maria Salazar broke publicly with President Trump over his immigration agenda, warning in a bilingual ad that it had gone too far and could hurt Republicans with Hispanic voters. Her stance drew criticism from Trump’s administration and Democratic challenger Eliott Rodriguez.
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ALSO MENTIONED Eileen Higgins, Democrat who won the City of Miami race in 2025; Ileana Garcia, Florida state senator advocating protections for some longtime undocumented immigrants; Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff whose immigration-policy influence Garcia criticized; José Javier Rodríguez, Democratic nominee for Florida attorney general calling for an investigation of the former detention center; James Uthmeier, Florida attorney general seeking to retain his position and criticized over the former detention center; David Jolly, Democratic candidate for Florida governor and Donalds’s opponent; Alez Rizo, Florida state representative and candidate for Senate District 39; Bryan Ávila, State representative whose Senate seat is described as vacant; Wilton Simpson, Florida agriculture commissioner scheduled to attend a Broward GOP dinner; Blaise Ingoglia, Florida chief financial officer scheduled to attend a Broward GOP dinner; Gabrielle Giffords, Former representative and founder of the gun-safety organization GIFFORDS; Daniel Perez, Former Florida House speaker and current ambassador to Brazil; Kiyan Michael, Florida state representative mentioned in the newsletter’s birthday list
Florida representative who wrote about AI policy and competition with China
ALSO MENTIONED Eileen Higgins, Democrat who won the City of Miami race in 2025; Ileana Garcia, Florida state senator advocating protections for some longtime undocumented immigrants; Stephen Miller, White House deputy chief of staff whose immigration-policy influence Garcia criticized; José Javier Rodríguez, Democratic nominee for Florida attorney general calling for an investigation of the former detention center; James Uthmeier, Florida attorney general seeking to retain his position and criticized over the former detention center; David Jolly, Democratic candidate for Florida governor and Donalds’s opponent; Alez Rizo, Florida state representative and candidate for Senate District 39; Bryan Ávila, State representative whose Senate seat is described as vacant; Wilton Simpson, Florida agriculture commissioner scheduled to attend a Broward GOP dinner; Blaise Ingoglia, Florida chief financial officer scheduled to attend a Broward GOP dinner; Gabrielle Giffords, Former representative and founder of the gun-safety organization GIFFORDS; Daniel Perez, Former Florida House speaker and current ambassador to Brazil; Kiyan Michael, Florida state representative mentioned in the newsletter’s birthday list
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