As the Trump administration resumes aggressive immigration policies, residents of Chicago's Lower West Side express fear and uncertainty. Christina Alejandra, a young dancer and business owner, highlights the anxiety coursing through the immigrant communities as new executive orders emerge, signaling strict controls on immigration. This week, she felt the threat loom larger with the inauguration, describing an unprecedented atmosphere of panic. Local areas have experienced raids before, but Alejandra notes a significant shift in the current climate, exacerbated by intensifying rhetoric from Trump and his supporters, leading to feelings of vulnerability and dread among undocumented immigrants.
'I've never been scared like this before,' she said. 'There's a shift happening.' Alejandra's words reflect a deepening fear among immigrant communities amid new immigration policies.
The way he and his supporters are riled up... This feels different,
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