Ayesha Roscoe

We're back with NPR's immigration reporter, Jasmine Garst. Jasmine, welcome. Hi, Ayesha. So let's head to Fort Myers, Florida. This was a city you visited in the spring of 2024. Why were you down there?

We're back with NPR's immigration reporter, Jasmine Garst. Jasmine, welcome. Hi, Ayesha. So let's head to Fort Myers, Florida. This was a city you visited in the spring of 2024. Why were you down there?

We're back with NPR's immigration reporter, Jasmine Garst. Jasmine, welcome. Hi, Ayesha. So let's head to Fort Myers, Florida. This was a city you visited in the spring of 2024. Why were you down there?

So tell me about her.

So tell me about her.

So tell me about her.

Is Fort Myers unique or is this something that's happening throughout Florida?

Is Fort Myers unique or is this something that's happening throughout Florida?

Is Fort Myers unique or is this something that's happening throughout Florida?

Have you gone to other states and seen similar situations where people are fleeing or staying out of sight?

Have you gone to other states and seen similar situations where people are fleeing or staying out of sight?

Have you gone to other states and seen similar situations where people are fleeing or staying out of sight?

And we should just remind everybody, you were talking to all of these people before Trump had even taken office, you know, at this point. But I imagine that you probably heard something different from many of the immigrants in Nebraska, or did you?

And we should just remind everybody, you were talking to all of these people before Trump had even taken office, you know, at this point. But I imagine that you probably heard something different from many of the immigrants in Nebraska, or did you?

And we should just remind everybody, you were talking to all of these people before Trump had even taken office, you know, at this point. But I imagine that you probably heard something different from many of the immigrants in Nebraska, or did you?

The dream of your child being able to have those opportunities that you didn't have. I didn't get to do these things, but you, my child, my offspring, maybe not, maybe it's my grandchildren, but you're going to do it. That is very American as well.

The dream of your child being able to have those opportunities that you didn't have. I didn't get to do these things, but you, my child, my offspring, maybe not, maybe it's my grandchildren, but you're going to do it. That is very American as well.

The dream of your child being able to have those opportunities that you didn't have. I didn't get to do these things, but you, my child, my offspring, maybe not, maybe it's my grandchildren, but you're going to do it. That is very American as well.

So you were already starting to see this extreme fear, this kind of almost a paralysis in Nebraska in the lead up to Trump's inauguration. I know you were in Illinois soon after Trump actually took office. What were you seeing and hearing there?

So you were already starting to see this extreme fear, this kind of almost a paralysis in Nebraska in the lead up to Trump's inauguration. I know you were in Illinois soon after Trump actually took office. What were you seeing and hearing there?