A Florida man who was once a Donald Trump supporter is now begging him for help because U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement suddenly deported his wife. Choked with emotions, he begged the former president:
“Let’s work something out, please, man, let me keep my wife; she deserves to be here.”
His wife, an immigrant from Venezuela, was in the process of legally seeking U.S. citizenship when ICE agents rounded her up in a raid in Miami’s Brownsville neighborhood.
“She had a court date set up, and everything was good until that moment,”
He said.
“They just came and snatched her.
On Sunday, ICE conducted sweeping raids across South Florida as part of the Trump administration’s intensified efforts to deport undocumented migrants. In the Brownsville operation, three people were detained—the Florida man’s wife and two construction workers.
“It’s despicable what they’re doing right now,”
He told CBS News Miami.
“It’s very embarrassing.”
He and his wife were preparing to celebrate their 11th wedding anniversary this Friday. Now, instead of marking the milestone together, he is left reeling from the sudden separation.
The deportation occurred as part of a nationwide ICE sweep that saw nearly 1,000 people detained in a single day—a dramatic escalation from the roughly 300 detained the day before.
Donald Trump, who was in Florida over the weekend at his Doral golf resort for a Republican conference, has made immigration enforcement a key pillar of his policy. While his administration argues these measures are necessary to uphold immigration laws, critics contend that they often result in tearing apart families who were on a legal path to residency.
The Florida man, who had previously backed Trump’s hardline stance on immigration, now questions his choices.
“I voted for him because I believed he would make America safer,”
He admitted.
“I never thought it would come for my own family.”
His personal crisis mirrors a broader national debate on the human cost of aggressive immigration policies.
Immigration activists and legal experts have weighed in, with some arguing that the deportation could have been avoided.
“The fact that she was in the process of obtaining citizenship makes this case particularly troubling,”
Said Maria Rodriguez, an immigration lawyer based in Miami.
“Due process should have allowed her to complete her legal journey.”
Local activists are also rallying behind the man, calling for reforms to prevent families from being torn apart in similar circumstances.
Despite the man’s direct plea, neither Trump nor his campaign has publicly responded. However, this case raises questions about how such deportations might influence voter sentiment, particularly among those who once championed stricter immigration laws but are now experiencing the consequences firsthand.
With immigration likely to remain a key issue in upcoming elections, stories like this could unexpectedly shape the political landscape.
For now, the Florida man remains in anguish, uncertain if he will ever see his wife return.
“I just want my family back,”
He said.
“Is that too much to ask?”
On June 18, 2024, Biden announced that certain undocumented immigrants who are married to U.S. citizens would be eligible to apply for parole in place.
Applications for the Keeping Families Together parole in place process opened on August 19, 2024. However, legal challenges have halted the processing of any applications.