Trump wooed Latino voters, but his ICE tactics sent them back to the polls: ‘They’re taking our neighbors’

A Texas business owner expressed shock that recent ICE raids targeted his relatives and employees rather than individuals with criminal records, framing the crackdown as a direct attack on immigrant communities. His frustration reflects broader outrage among Hispanic Americans, who mobilized in large numbers during recent elections to oppose the Trump administration’s immigration policies. The owner linked the political backlash directly to the administration’s enforcement actions, suggesting they drove record turnout against Republican candidates. His comments highlight the deepening divide over immigration as a defining issue in recent political battles.

Texas business owner says he expected ICE raids to focus on those with criminal records not his relatives and employeesTuesday night’s explosive rout of the Republican party was supercharged by the fury of Hispanic Americans who turned out in record numbers in key battlegrounds to protest the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant assault on their communities.“Trump went against us,” said Benny Melendez from Weslaco, Texas. “He made us the target of ICE operations, so we decided to punish him by voting against his party. That’s what happened.” Continue reading...