MIAMI 鈥 A Miami Republican who co-founded the group Latinas for Trump is condemning President Donald Trump鈥檚 mass-deportation campaign and blasting recent immigration enforcement actions as harmful.
鈥淭his is not what we voted for,鈥 state Sen. Ileana Garcia said . 鈥淚 have always supported Trump, through thick and thin. However, this is unacceptable and inhumane.鈥
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