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Record ICE Miami Arrests Fuel Hispanic Disapproval of Trump

5/28/2026

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ICE Arrests Surge

ICE’s Miami field office logged 41,310 arrests since President Donald Trump took office in January 2025, the highest total.
Rising living costs are eroding support for President Donald Trump among Florida Hispanic voters, with 51% disapproving his performance.
Eighty-one percent of Florida’s Hispanic voters say they are meeting expenses or struggling for basics.
Forty percent fear immigration authorities may harass or arrest them even if they are citizens.

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Latinos Support Legalization

Four in five Latino voters, including most Republican Latinos, support granting legal status to long-resident undocumented immigrants.
UnidosUS poll shows 54% of Latino voters still plan to back Democratic House candidates, unchanged from the 2024 election.
27% intend to support Republican House candidates while 19% remain undecided.
In Texas, 51% favor Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico versus 24% for Republican Ken Paxton.

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ICE Arrests Surge

ICE’s Miami field office logged 41,310 arrests since President Donald Trump took office in January 2025, the highest total.
Rising living costs are eroding support for President Donald Trump among Florida Hispanic voters, with 51% disapproving his performance.
Eighty-one percent of Florida’s Hispanic voters say they are meeting expenses or struggling for basics.
Forty percent fear immigration authorities may harass or arrest them even if they are citizens.

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