Rep. María Elvira Salazar blamed the Biden administration for placing Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan (CHNV) immigrants in a state of legal limbo, following asylum or refugee claims (Miami Herald; El Nuevo Herald).
Salazar argued that CHNV immigrants fled failed, communist countries trusting "empty promises" from President Biden about U.S. immigration policy (Miami Herald).
She urged the Trump administration not to penalize CHNV immigrants for difficulties or delays caused during the Biden administration, emphasizing their vulnerability (Miami Herald).
Salazar has publicly supported some aspects of Trump's stricter migration policies but continues to advocate for fair treatment of CHNV asylum seekers (El Nuevo Herald).
The ongoing "limbo" faced by CHNV immigrants is highlighted as a significant policy vulnerability, leaving thousands in uncertain legal and humanitarian situations.
March 2025: Salazar Blamed Biden For CHNV Immigrants' Legal Limbo But Urged Trump Not To Punish Them According to Miami Herald, 'Trump is cleaning up Biden's political mess, and the legal limbo the Cubans, Venezuelans, Haitians, and Nicaraguans are facing is entirely Biden's fault. He fooled them,' said Salazar, whose majority-Hispanic district includes Little Havana. 'They came here fleeing failed, communist countries believing in Biden's empty promises. The Trump administration should take this under consideration and not punish them for Biden's mistakes.' [Miami Herald, 3/22/25]
March 2025: María Elvira Salazar Attributed Legal Limbo Of CHNV Immigrants To Biden Administration According to El Nuevo Herald, "Salazar, quien ha apoyado algunos aspectos de la ofensiva migratoria de Trump, culpó al ex presidente Joe Biden de poner a cubanos, haitianos, nicaragüenses y venezolanos en un 'limbo legal'." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 3/24/25]
March 2025: María Elvira Salazar Criticized Biden For 'Empty Promises' To CHNV Immigrants And Urged Trump Not To Punish Them According to El Nuevo Herald, "'Trump está arreglando el desastre político de Biden y el limbo legal que enfrentan los cubanos, venezolanos, haitianos y nicaragüenses es enteramente culpa de Biden. Los engañó', dijo Salazar, cuyo distrito de mayoría hispana incluye La Pequeña Habana. 'Vinieron aquí huyendo de países comunistas fallidos, creyendo en las promesas vacías de Biden. La administración de Trump debería tomar esto en cuenta y no castigarlos por los errores de Biden'." [El Nuevo Herald (Miami, Florida), 3/24/25]