Jasmine Garst

Um, it was like a mix of somber and frenzy. There's this one woman I remember, especially a young Honduran woman. Her name is Rosa. You know what I remember? She was wearing an enormous slinky winter hat. It was like the color of... And I think I remember her hat because there was something very youthful and quirky about it.

Like you might expect to see it on a hip young mom in Brooklyn throwing back to the 90s. Except that we were at a food bank and it was freezing and she was late in her pregnancy and she was so scared. And she asked that we withhold her last name because she's really scared of deportation. She said she was just spending her time at home. She just wouldn't go outside out of fear of being deported.

Like you might expect to see it on a hip young mom in Brooklyn throwing back to the 90s. Except that we were at a food bank and it was freezing and she was late in her pregnancy and she was so scared. And she asked that we withhold her last name because she's really scared of deportation. She said she was just spending her time at home. She just wouldn't go outside out of fear of being deported.

Like you might expect to see it on a hip young mom in Brooklyn throwing back to the 90s. Except that we were at a food bank and it was freezing and she was late in her pregnancy and she was so scared. And she asked that we withhold her last name because she's really scared of deportation. She said she was just spending her time at home. She just wouldn't go outside out of fear of being deported.

And she told me she had not been to the doctor. She hadn't been going to the doctor for fear of crackdowns and hospitals. And that if things continued this way, she wasn't sure she'd go back to the doctor. And I asked, well, how are you going to give birth? And she said, it's in God's hands now. Yeah, it was like watching a health crisis really unfold in that moment.

And she told me she had not been to the doctor. She hadn't been going to the doctor for fear of crackdowns and hospitals. And that if things continued this way, she wasn't sure she'd go back to the doctor. And I asked, well, how are you going to give birth? And she said, it's in God's hands now. Yeah, it was like watching a health crisis really unfold in that moment.

And she told me she had not been to the doctor. She hadn't been going to the doctor for fear of crackdowns and hospitals. And that if things continued this way, she wasn't sure she'd go back to the doctor. And I asked, well, how are you going to give birth? And she said, it's in God's hands now. Yeah, it was like watching a health crisis really unfold in that moment.

And it was at the same food bank in the midst of this frenzy that this woman passed me by and said, I'm getting my kids their U.S. passports. I want us to get out of here. As in go back to her home country? Yes, right. That was the first time someone said that to me. In fact, the pastor who was in charge of the food bank told me that she's been getting a lot of these inquiries.

And it was at the same food bank in the midst of this frenzy that this woman passed me by and said, I'm getting my kids their U.S. passports. I want us to get out of here. As in go back to her home country? Yes, right. That was the first time someone said that to me. In fact, the pastor who was in charge of the food bank told me that she's been getting a lot of these inquiries.

And it was at the same food bank in the midst of this frenzy that this woman passed me by and said, I'm getting my kids their U.S. passports. I want us to get out of here. As in go back to her home country? Yes, right. That was the first time someone said that to me. In fact, the pastor who was in charge of the food bank told me that she's been getting a lot of these inquiries.

How do I get my kids a passport in case I want to leave? So that, you know, maybe someday they can come back. They are U.S. citizens. So, you know, I don't know. I don't want to overstate self-deportation. But the truth is I've been covering immigration for some years now. And I never heard people talk about self-deportation so much in private behind closed doors.

How do I get my kids a passport in case I want to leave? So that, you know, maybe someday they can come back. They are U.S. citizens. So, you know, I don't know. I don't want to overstate self-deportation. But the truth is I've been covering immigration for some years now. And I never heard people talk about self-deportation so much in private behind closed doors.

How do I get my kids a passport in case I want to leave? So that, you know, maybe someday they can come back. They are U.S. citizens. So, you know, I don't know. I don't want to overstate self-deportation. But the truth is I've been covering immigration for some years now. And I never heard people talk about self-deportation so much in private behind closed doors.

Yeah, so early this year, I went to the city of Durham, North Carolina. Now, North Carolina is estimated to have over 300,000 people living in the state without legal status. I was there to spend time with this nonprofit organization called Siembra NC. It's an immigrant workers' rights organization, and one of the members, Jose, invited me over for dinner.

Yeah, so early this year, I went to the city of Durham, North Carolina. Now, North Carolina is estimated to have over 300,000 people living in the state without legal status. I was there to spend time with this nonprofit organization called Siembra NC. It's an immigrant workers' rights organization, and one of the members, Jose, invited me over for dinner.

Yeah, so early this year, I went to the city of Durham, North Carolina. Now, North Carolina is estimated to have over 300,000 people living in the state without legal status. I was there to spend time with this nonprofit organization called Siembra NC. It's an immigrant workers' rights organization, and one of the members, Jose, invited me over for dinner.

So José and his wife are from El Salvador, and they requested that we refer to them by first name only because they don't have papers. They have two small kids. Both are U.S. citizens. And I do want to issue a correction on my earlier reporting. José and his wife invited me to eat chicken pupusas, homemade chicken pupusas, and those were actually the best pupusas I've ever had.

So José and his wife are from El Salvador, and they requested that we refer to them by first name only because they don't have papers. They have two small kids. Both are U.S. citizens. And I do want to issue a correction on my earlier reporting. José and his wife invited me to eat chicken pupusas, homemade chicken pupusas, and those were actually the best pupusas I've ever had.

So José and his wife are from El Salvador, and they requested that we refer to them by first name only because they don't have papers. They have two small kids. Both are U.S. citizens. And I do want to issue a correction on my earlier reporting. José and his wife invited me to eat chicken pupusas, homemade chicken pupusas, and those were actually the best pupusas I've ever had.

on this side of the border. I'm issuing a correction.