The Trump administration's mass deportation actions are significantly affecting the support of evangelicals, particularly among Latino communities. Despite the promise to focus solely on criminal arrests, many detained are not criminals, leading to disillusionment among evangelicals. Citing the moral implications of such actions occurring within churches, scholars highlight a rift emerging, especially among the growing Latino evangelical population. This change threatens to alter the traditional voting patterns observed during the last elections, indicated by a stark contrast between white evangelical support and that of Latino evangelicals regarding Republican candidates.
"The raids that the feared ICE agents have carried out in recent weeks... are causing many evangelical believers to question their support for the Republican Party."
"When you start to realize that the administration's messaging that only criminals were going to be arrested doesn't match up with the current reality... there's a certain regression."
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