# Trump courted Latino voters, but ICE tactics drove them back to the polls

https://mins.news/en/item/132121

- The Guardian, 2026-11-06 10:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/06/latino-voters-midterms-republicans-trump

> The article says anger over the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement helped spur record Latino turnout in key battlegrounds. Texas business owner Benny Melendez, who backed Trump in 2024, said relatives and workers were detained and deported despite his expectation that raids would target people with criminal records; he voted Democratic this time.

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