Dear Ileana Garcia, This is what happens when you vote stupid. You end up looking like a clown! Best, Retiring Guy

 

Headline:  The Lawton Constitution, 6/7/2025

Syra Ortiz Blanes reports for the Miami Herald

“This is not what we voted for,” state Sen. Ileana Garcia said in a statement on Saturday. “I have always supported Trump, through thick and thin. However, this is unacceptable and inhumane.” 

The public remarks from one of Trump’s long-time supporters come as the president’s immigration policies cause stress and uncertainty in South Florida. Trump’s executive orders and the Department of Homeland Security’s actions have targeted hundreds of thousands of immigrants in the region, including Cubans and Venezuelans — communities that threw their support behind Trump during the November election, helping him win Miami-Dade County. 

As top White House aide Stephen Miller reportedly demands 3,000 immigration arrests a day, federal agents in Miami and across the U.S. are swooping into courthouses to detain people and place them in quick deportation proceedings that don’t require a judge.