The article discusses the intense fear immigrant families experience due to Donald Trump's policies and rhetoric regarding immigration enforcement. Parents like E. from Salinas are extremely cautious when taking their children to school, constantly worried about potential deportation. Although actual raids are rare, the anxiety is heightened because safety zones for undocumented immigrants have been removed. This unease leads to strategies like changing routines and increased vigilance among school staff and volunteers to protect children. The pervasive fear impacts daily life, driving many underground in a community defined by its immigrant population.
I'm not worried about going back to Mexico. I'm afraid of being separated from my kids, said E., who asked not to be identified because she and her husband's immigration status puts them at risk of being deported.
The fear stems from Trump's heated anti-immigrant rhetoric, as well as his recent removal of schools, hospitals, courts and other sensitive locations as safe zones for undocumented immigrants.
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