Pitch: How Different Immigrant Communities Are Bracing Themselves for the Second Trump Term

I am writing my final piece about how immigrants of various backgrounds are reacting to Trump’s reelection and what concerns and anxieties they have heading into the next presidential term. I will rely on our interviews in Philly and New York, as well as additional interviews with leaders of relevant organizations in the Chicago area.

Sources:

Miriama Diallo (immigrant from Guinea – from TWC in Philly)
Anuj Gupta (CEO of TWC)
Elizabeth Jones (Strategy and Impact Director at TWC)
Patricia Fernández-Kelly (Princeton professor of sociology and director of Center for Migration and Development)
Johannes Favi (Deputy Director of the Illinois Community for Displaced Immigrants)

Lede and nut graph:

 

Although it is not yet clear how Trump will enforce his proposed policy of mass deportations, immigrants and advocates are bracing themselves. Most are preparing for increases in detention, deportation, and family separation, in addition to fear within immigrant communities.