'Not what we voted for': Pro-Trump Florida man in ICE custody insists he's not a criminal

27 June

A supporter of President Donald Trump at a demonstration on June 4, 2019 (Image: Shutterstock)

Federal immigration authorities recently detained a Latino Florida man who is a supporter of President Donald Trump. The man's wife is now left with the family's seven month-old infant and 70 year-old grandmother.

That's according to a Friday article in Newsweek, which reported that the man, whose name has not been publicly revealed, told reporters in Spanish that he was confused why he was being detained, as he was under the impression that the Trump administration was only going to be deporting "criminals." The man's wife was granted humanitarian parole by former President Joe Biden's administration in 2023 after leaving Cuba, and her husband illegally crossed the Mexican border into the U.S. twice.

The first time, in 2019, he was detained and deported. The second time he crossed was in 2022. He was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents after a routine residency hearing, and is awaiting deportation from a facility in Texas.

"This is not what we voted for," Florida Republican state senator Ileana Garcia said in a June social media post, calling the administration's deportation actions in the Sunshine State "unacceptable and inhumane." Garcia, who is the descendant of Cuban refugees, added she was "deeply disappointed by these actions."

Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) represents parts of Miami-Dade County, where the Trump supporting man and his family live. She acknowledged earlier this month that the Trump administration's mass deportations of immigrants are destabilizing families and communities across the country. She is reportedly working on bipartisan legislation with Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-Texas) that she said would "offer real solutions to fix our immigration system and finally bring order to chaos for good."

"Longtime workers, many of whom have built their lives in this country, are being taken away," she said. "Our construction sites, our hotels, and our farms are feeling the impact. It's time for Congress to act and bring a solution."

Click here to read Newsweek's full report.

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