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The United States Department of Homeland Security, responsible for executing the president's controversial immigration policy, Donald Trump, responded this Thursday to criticisms made by Republican Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar regarding the aggressive deportation processes and stated that "there will be no amnesty" for illegal immigrants, "whether the Florida legislator likes it or not."
"Whether Congresswoman Salazar likes it or not, the men and women of ICE (U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement) are enforcing the laws passed by Congress," the Department explains in a response sent to EFE.
"Under the leadership of President Trump and Secretary (Markwayne Mullin), there will be no amnesty for illegal immigrants. Neither now nor ever. The Department of Homeland Security is focused on carrying out the most historic mass deportation campaign in United States history, just as President Trump promised," the reply adds.
The text responds to a video published this same Thursday on social media by Republican Salazar, a close ally of Trump who is seeking reelection in the November 3 legislative elections, in which she stated that the president's immigration policy has gone "too far" and has caused many Latinos who voted for him in 2024 to feel betrayed.
The Cuban-American congresswoman from Florida, a state where Hispanics represent more than 26% of the population, cited ICE detention data from last July and lamented that 50% of the arrested migrants had not been convicted nor had charges against them.
"Let it be clear: the only thing the United States should offer illegal immigrants is a one-way ticket to their countries of origin or a generous 3,000-dollar check for them to self-deport immediately. We will not ignore the rule of law," concludes the document sent by the Department, to which ICE reports, regarding the arguments provided by the legislator.
The message from Salazar, a key figure of Hispanic conservatism in Florida, comes six weeks before the midterm elections, in which she aspires to obtain a seat in the House of Representatives for the fourth consecutive time.
Although the former television presenter is a clear favorite in her electoral district, the elections could represent a turning point in American politics due to Trump's erosion in the polls and the real threat of Republicans losing control of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Recent polls highlight, in particular, the dissatisfaction of the Hispanic community with Trump given the harshness of his immigration measures, a group of voters that was key to his victory in the last presidential election.
[Publicidad]