The Canada Brief

Politics · 5 d ago

Downtown Miami skyline, Florida

Many Cuban Americans who backed Trump turn on his deportation policy

Ismael Labrador, a Miami immigration lawyer who voted for Trump, says he expected only people with criminal records to be deported. His own cousin was sent back to Cuba.

Disapprove of deportations

76%

Plan to vote Republican

68%

A Florida International University poll found 76 per cent of South Florida Cubans disapprove of deporting Cubans with no criminal record, yet 68 per cent plan to vote Republican.

The same Hispanics who helped you get to the White House in 2024 feel betrayed today.

— Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar, Republican

A recent poll of 8,000 registered Latino voters found nearly 60 per cent want Democrats to control Congress, against 35 per cent who want a Republican win.