It's been more than 30 years since Miami last elected a Democrat to serve as mayor , but the party feels this might be its best shot to reclaim victory in decades, as its candidate said a win would be a referendum on President Trump's immigration policy.

"What I will tell our congressional delegation and every person serving in Congress and the Senate is this immigration, these tactics, they're not only cruel, I grew up catholic, I think they're also sinful," Eileen Higgins, the Democratic mayoral candidate, said.

Higgins, a county commissioner, is facing a runoff election against Republican hopeful Emilio Gonzalez, a former city manager, Miami-Dade County commissioner and Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services under former President George W. Bush.

"My opponent w

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