The article highlights the impact of President Trump's deportation policies on Latino immigrants in the Hamptons, who are involved in maintaining the luxury lifestyles of wealthy residents. As these workers deal with the fear of deportation, their lives are marked by anxiety and caution. Incidents such as day laborers fleeing from strangers and housekeepers interacting nervously with police illustrate the tense atmosphere. Legal experts like Sandra Melendez emphasize the overwhelming fear within the community, as deportation threats loom over their ability to support their families back home.
Wealthy residents of the Hamptons demand perfection. Now, many of the people who make it so Latino immigrants, some of them undocumented are panicking about President Trump's deportation orders.
Everybody is living in fear, said Sandra Melendez, a trustee for the village of East Hampton and an immigration lawyer. They think Immigration is coming out to get them.
The fear is on display outside a convenience store where day laborers sprint into a nearby field when a stranger approaches.
In recent weeks, President Trump has begun carrying out his plan for mass deportations across the nation, with Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents forcing undocumented immigrants back to their countries of origin.
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