Elena Conde
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Your whole family voted for Trump.
Do you feel disappointed, deceived?
A wave of disappointment.
One of President Donald Trump's most loyal voting blocs, Cuban and Venezuelan immigrants.
Now speaking out in Miami, a Republican stronghold as the recent wave of deportations hits home.
Elena Conde says she came here from Cuba on humanitarian parole in 2023.
Her husband, Ariel Lara, crossed the border with Mexico twice.
Six weeks ago, he was taken into custody at his residency hearing.
Now Elena is left behind with her daughter, seven-month-old son, and Ariel's 70-year-old grandmother.
Together, facing a reality they never imagined.