Why 🐵 UnitedStatesNews-NoOpEd picked: House Republican releases campaign ad critical of Trump’s immigration policies

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Source: theguardian.com

<p>María Elvira Salazar says some enforcement has ‘gone too far’ as GOP seeks distance from Trump before midterms</p><p>A <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/republicans" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Republican</a> congresswoman has released a campaign ad criticizing <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Donald Trump</a>’s approach to immigration enforcement, in the latest sign that a key plank of the president’s 2024 re-election campaign has become a liability for his congressional allies ahead of November’s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/us-midterm-elections-2026" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">midterm elections</a>.</p><p>“Mr. President, some of your immigration enforcement efforts have gone too far,” <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/florida" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Florida</a>’s María Elvira Salazar says in a 30-second ad. “In July, 50% of the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/26/record-arrests-deportations-immigrants" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">50,000 people</a> that were detained had no criminal record. Be careful what your advisers are telling you about immigration policy.”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/17/republican-maria-elvira-salazar-campaign-ad-trump-immigration" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>