Press Releases

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Rep. María Elvira Salazar (FL-27), Chairwoman of the Western Hemisphere Subcommittee, led a key hearing titled “Latin America After the Fall of Maduro,” examining next steps for Cuba and the region as dynamics shift following Nicolás Maduro’s fall.


WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar (FL-27) voted to extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian nationals, reaffirming her commitment to ensuring that individuals are not returned to unsafe conditions and to protecting South Florida’s workforce and economic stability.

She emphasized that the crisis in Haiti is not distant, but one that directly impacts communities like South Florida.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Representative María Elvira Salazar (FL-27), original sponsor of the TAKE IT DOWN Act in the House, marked the first-ever conviction secured by the Department of Justice (DOJ) under the law, a major milestone in protecting Americans from online exploitation and AI-generated abuse.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — La semana pasada, los congresistas María Elvira Salazar (FL-27) y Carlos A.

WASHINGTON, D.C. —  Last week, U.S. Representatives María Elvira Salazar (FL-27) and Carlos A. Gimenez (FL-28) sent a letter to the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) urging the agency to reconsider its decision to terminate funding for Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami’s Residential Services for Unaccompanied Children.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — La congresista María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) envió una carta al secretario del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional, Markwayne Mullin, solicitando que se reanuden los procesos de ciudadanía y las ceremonias de naturalización para solicitantes cubanos y venezolanos, manteniendo al mismo tiempo rigurosos controles de seguridad.

WASHINGTON, D.C. —Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-FL) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin urging the Department to resume citizenship processing and naturalization ceremonies for Cuban and Venezuelan applicants, while maintaining enhanced security vetting measures.

Washington, D.C. — Today, Congresswoman María Elvira Salazar (R-FL-27) joined Representative Veronica Escobar (D-TX-16), fellow Members of Congress, and a broad coalition of national leaders from business, faith, family and community sectors to launch the Dignity Coalition, a new historic alliance united behind the DIGNITY Act (H.R.4393), the only serious, bipartisan solution to fix America’s broken immigration system.