GOP Florida Congresswoman Sticks Her Neck Out for Migrants Fleeing Authoritarian Regimes as Trump Administration Seeks Deportations

‘We must protect the promises made to the people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela with both compassion and security in mind,’ Congresswoman Maria Salazar of Miami says.

AP/Rebecca Blackwell
A 9-year-old girl with Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, who was born in Venezuela, but who fluently speaks only English and is in the gifted program at her school, watches TV in her family's apartment, April 5, 2025, at Doral, Florida. AP/Rebecca Blackwell

A Republican congresswoman from Florida is now trying to stand up for migrants fleeing authoritarian regimes despite the Trump administration’s deportation plans. A revolt from the Hispanic diaspora in South Florida could have serious impacts on the GOP should the president follow through with his plans. 

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