In Doral, Florida, some voters with close ties to Venezuela discouraged by Trump’s policies: “I feel, in a way, betrayed”

October 24, 2026 / 9:47 PM EDT / CBS News

Latinos voted in record numbers for President Trump in 2024, but polling shows that voting bloc is up for grabs in the midterms.

And one region that reflects that shift is Florida's Miami-Dade County, where Latinos and Hispanics make up more than 70% of the population.

In January, CBS News met Andrea Ramos and her husband in Doral, Florida, as they were celebrating and closely following the capture of former Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.

Ramos, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Venezuela, told CBS News that she credited President Trump with Maduro's capture. Doral has the largest Venezuelan population of any city in the country.

"I had such big admiration for him," Ramos told CBS News about her sentiments for the president following Maduro's arrest and extradition to the U.S.

But about nine months later, her feelings have changed.

"I feel disappointed," Ramos said. "I feel, in a way, betrayed."

While disappointed with the economy, it is the Trump administration's immigration crackdown that has led Ramos to sour on Mr. Trump and the Republican Party.

"Overall, I'm not feeling like the law is being respected," Ramos said.

According to a CBS…

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