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Florida Republican Salazar criticizes Trump’s immigration enforcement in new campaign ad

María Elvira Salazar faces Democrat Eliott Rodriguez in a nearly three-quarters Hispanic Miami-area district that Trump won by 15 percentage points.

Updated Sep 17, 2026 · 16:42 UTC2 reports

The short version

  • Republican Rep. María Elvira Salazar released a 30-second ad criticizing Trump’s immigration enforcement. She said half of the 50,000 people detained in July had no criminal record.[The Guardian]
  • Salazar faces Democratic challenger Eliott Rodriguez. A poll conducted for his campaign late last month found them tied, after Salazar won reelection by 20 percentage points in 2024.[The Guardian · CBS News]
  • Salazar supports the Dignity Act, a House proposal that would offer some undocumented immigrants a pathway to legal status.[The Guardian]

Key facts

  • Salazar released a 30-second campaign ad criticizing Trump’s immigration enforcement.[The Guardian]
  • Salazar said in the ad that half of the 50,000 people detained in July had no criminal record.[The Guardian]
  • Her Miami-area district is nearly three-quarters Hispanic and voted for Trump by a 15-percentage-point margin two years earlier.[The Guardian]
  • Democratic challenger Eliott Rodriguez is a former CBS News Miami anchor who won his primary in August.[CBS News]
  • Salazar champions the Dignity Act, a House immigration proposal offering a pathway to legal status for some undocumented immigrants.[The Guardian]

What remains uncertain

  • The reported electoral tie is based on a poll conducted for Rodriguez’s campaign late last month.[The Guardian]

Sources

Outlet counts describe coverage, not independent confirmation. Reports may share a wire service or original source.