Jasmine Garst

Basically, when the new rules targeting immigrants without legal status went into effect in Florida, people started to get scared, especially scared of driving. And so this kind of underground transportation system took off. And I was kind of expecting these drivers to be like these tough trucker type guys, you know, like straight out of central casting with the cutoff denim and the trucker hat.

Basically, when the new rules targeting immigrants without legal status went into effect in Florida, people started to get scared, especially scared of driving. And so this kind of underground transportation system took off. And I was kind of expecting these drivers to be like these tough trucker type guys, you know, like straight out of central casting with the cutoff denim and the trucker hat.

Basically, when the new rules targeting immigrants without legal status went into effect in Florida, people started to get scared, especially scared of driving. And so this kind of underground transportation system took off. And I was kind of expecting these drivers to be like these tough trucker type guys, you know, like straight out of central casting with the cutoff denim and the trucker hat.

But instead, I met a lot of church ladies. Now, if you can imagine, like, Like a helmet hair of hairspray and pink lip gloss and blouses with rose patterns. Like your classic tia, your auntie. And one of them was this woman, Mari. She's the one I spoke to in the trailer park. And she'd been driving people in part to make a little extra money.

But instead, I met a lot of church ladies. Now, if you can imagine, like, Like a helmet hair of hairspray and pink lip gloss and blouses with rose patterns. Like your classic tia, your auntie. And one of them was this woman, Mari. She's the one I spoke to in the trailer park. And she'd been driving people in part to make a little extra money.

But instead, I met a lot of church ladies. Now, if you can imagine, like, Like a helmet hair of hairspray and pink lip gloss and blouses with rose patterns. Like your classic tia, your auntie. And one of them was this woman, Mari. She's the one I spoke to in the trailer park. And she'd been driving people in part to make a little extra money.

You know, she offered kind of like a cheap Uber service, but also because she was really, really worried about the whole situation. I mean, like these are her friends and her neighbors. who are very scared.

You know, she offered kind of like a cheap Uber service, but also because she was really, really worried about the whole situation. I mean, like these are her friends and her neighbors. who are very scared.

You know, she offered kind of like a cheap Uber service, but also because she was really, really worried about the whole situation. I mean, like these are her friends and her neighbors. who are very scared.

Yeah. So Mari is a resident of the U.S. She's here legally with papers. She's originally from Mexico. And for a long time, she was married to an American guy. They're now separated. And she says that he was abusive. So she started attending this domestic violence support group.

Yeah. So Mari is a resident of the U.S. She's here legally with papers. She's originally from Mexico. And for a long time, she was married to an American guy. They're now separated. And she says that he was abusive. So she started attending this domestic violence support group.

Yeah. So Mari is a resident of the U.S. She's here legally with papers. She's originally from Mexico. And for a long time, she was married to an American guy. They're now separated. And she says that he was abusive. So she started attending this domestic violence support group.

But after Florida started seriously cracking down on immigrants without papers, Mari noticed that a lot of women stopped coming to the domestic violence support group. So she started offering rides, raides, to some of the women who are here without legal status. She started taking people to the supermarket to get food. And then she started taking kids to school.

But after Florida started seriously cracking down on immigrants without papers, Mari noticed that a lot of women stopped coming to the domestic violence support group. So she started offering rides, raides, to some of the women who are here without legal status. She started taking people to the supermarket to get food. And then she started taking kids to school.

But after Florida started seriously cracking down on immigrants without papers, Mari noticed that a lot of women stopped coming to the domestic violence support group. So she started offering rides, raides, to some of the women who are here without legal status. She started taking people to the supermarket to get food. And then she started taking kids to school.

And it became like this little mini business. Yo en mi vida había pasado así. Fíjese. And she's saying, I've never seen anything like it. Imagine being so scared of going to get food for your kids. It broke my soul. And then Mari told me that pretty soon people started heading further north to places that were friendlier to immigrants. And so Mari kind of graduated to the interstate.

And it became like this little mini business. Yo en mi vida había pasado así. Fíjese. And she's saying, I've never seen anything like it. Imagine being so scared of going to get food for your kids. It broke my soul. And then Mari told me that pretty soon people started heading further north to places that were friendlier to immigrants. And so Mari kind of graduated to the interstate.

And it became like this little mini business. Yo en mi vida había pasado así. Fíjese. And she's saying, I've never seen anything like it. Imagine being so scared of going to get food for your kids. It broke my soul. And then Mari told me that pretty soon people started heading further north to places that were friendlier to immigrants. And so Mari kind of graduated to the interstate.

She does these long overnight trips transporting entire families trying to get out of Florida. And all of these people picking up and leaving, that's what Mari was referring to when she told me. They're going to turn this into a ghost town.

She does these long overnight trips transporting entire families trying to get out of Florida. And all of these people picking up and leaving, that's what Mari was referring to when she told me. They're going to turn this into a ghost town.