Frank Nez 
Just months after helping propel Donald Trump to victory in the 2024 election, a group of Latino voters is now voicing strong remorse, blaming his administration’s aggressive deportation policies and economic missteps for a painful fallout in their communities.
In a candid focus group organized by The Bulwark on September 10, 2025, seven Latino participants from states including Nevada, California, Florida, New Jersey, and Virginia laid bare their disillusionment.
All seven had backed Trump in November 2024, drawn by promises on jobs and border security, but now they’re united in regret, with six grading his performance a “D” and one an “F.”
The session, conducted anonymously with last names withheld, revealed raw frustrations over the human toll of mass deportations and a sense that everyday life has grown harsher under Trump’s return to the White House.
Participants described a nation feeling more divided, with rising hate and fear rippling through families and schools.
Kandy, a voter from Colorado, captured the shift in social climate: “I think a lot of people are a lot more hateful, they feel they can be a lot more open about it, because they see it everywhere so much that no one is really trying to be nice and get along and respect differences.
They think it’s okay to pass their judgments and stereotypes willy-nilly because no one does anything about it, because they see the people in control doing it.”
Reed, speaking from Nevada, highlighted the emotional devastation of family separations: “Then you see the other flip side where you see families being ripped apart. I didn’t think it was going to be that dramatic where it’s going to be hurtful in that sense.”
For Janella in California, the issue hit close to home.
She recounted a recent ICE raid in her neighborhood that left a neighbor detained, sparking anxiety among local children.
“My kids go to school here and they have friends that [are] worried about it, and for kids that’s not okay—to be worried that they’re going to come home and not have their parents home.”
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These personal stories align with broader polling trends showing Trump’s support among Latinos eroding since his inauguration.
A Somos Votantes survey, obtained by POLITICO, revealed a 20-point drop in his favorability among Latino voters overall.
Among Latino men, approval fell from 52 percent in May 2025 to 47 percent by September.
Young Latino voters showed an even steeper decline, with support dipping from 43 percent to 33 percent over the same period.
Trump’s 2024 win marked a high-water mark for Republican outreach to Latinos, capturing 48 percent of their vote according to the Pew Research Center—a jump from his rejections in 2016 and 2020.
But the focus group’s regrets suggest that early enthusiasm has soured quickly, particularly over the economy, which participants slammed as underwhelming despite campaign pledges.
The economy emerged as another sore point in the discussion, with voters feeling the pinch of inflation and job instability more acutely than promised relief.
Deportations, however, dominated the conversation, underscoring how Trump’s signature immigration crackdown has alienated a bloc that powered his coalition.
As midterm elections approach, this backlash could signal trouble for Republicans in Latino-heavy districts.
The focus group’s voices, though small in number, reflect a potent undercurrent of buyer’s remorse that polls indicate is spreading wider.
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