Lawyers receive an avalanche of migrants concerned by Trump’s promises

Lawyers receive an avalanche of migrants concerned by Trump’s promises

Well-known immigration lawyer Willy Allen received a visit from a concerned Nicaraguan woman in his Miami office last week. More than concerned, she was scared. Ever since she crossed the border in 2007, the woman has remained in the United States “without any kind of documentation” of her immigration status. She was struck by the fear that is currently being experienced by millions of similarly undocumented immigrants who have begun to imagine all kinds of possible futures: authorities banging on the door of their homes and taking them away; ICE agents arriving at workplaces; finding oneself suddenly placed on an airplane full of deportees. The woman wanted to know if she had any chance of escaping these possibilities.

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