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Trump's Mass Deportation Plan Has Philadelphia Immigration Community Nervous
"I think the best way to describe it, it's scary, it's anxiety-inducing and we're playing it day by day for the next four years," he said.
January 22, 2025
President Trump's promise of mass deportation is making many people in the immigrant community nervous.
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That includes one man who came to South Philadelphia from Indonesia when he was 9 years old. He said he has the legal documentation to work here and is now trying to get a green card, but fears it may never come, with Mr. Trump now in his second presidency.
The Indonesian native said he's advocating for immigrants through the nonprofit organization New Sanctuary Movement of Philadelphia. He said he understands the fear of being deported because he used to be undocumented himself.
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