Jasmine Garst

I want us to be doctors and teachers, to be great. You know, when I go to a hospital, she says, and I see a doctor, and he's a Latino, I feel this joy. I think we're going to make it to the top. Algún día, muy pronto.

One day, very soon. It is what I most desire.

One day, very soon. It is what I most desire.

One day, very soon. It is what I most desire.

In the days after President Donald Trump's inauguration, as rumors of immigration raids in Chicago started to swirl, Roy, a second grade public school teacher in the city, says he noticed a shift.

In the days after President Donald Trump's inauguration, as rumors of immigration raids in Chicago started to swirl, Roy, a second grade public school teacher in the city, says he noticed a shift.

Half of his students are from immigrant families, some without legal status. He requested NPR withhold his full name and the name of his school for fear of being targeted. Federal immigration agents can now enter a school as long as a judicial warrant is presented. The Trump administration has said it is not targeting schools. However, the prospect has sent shockwaves through some communities.

Half of his students are from immigrant families, some without legal status. He requested NPR withhold his full name and the name of his school for fear of being targeted. Federal immigration agents can now enter a school as long as a judicial warrant is presented. The Trump administration has said it is not targeting schools. However, the prospect has sent shockwaves through some communities.

Jasmine Garst, NPR News, Chicago. This is NPR.

Jasmine Garst, NPR News, Chicago. This is NPR.

At the White House signing of the Lake and Riley Act on Immigration, President Trump announced he would be giving an executive order to prepare a 30,000-person facility at Guantanamo Bay to house deported migrants.

At the White House signing of the Lake and Riley Act on Immigration, President Trump announced he would be giving an executive order to prepare a 30,000-person facility at Guantanamo Bay to house deported migrants.

The Trump administration has also indicated that it is negotiating an agreement with the president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele. to accept deported migrants. Jasmine Garst, NPR News, New York.

The Trump administration has also indicated that it is negotiating an agreement with the president of El Salvador, Nayib Bukele. to accept deported migrants. Jasmine Garst, NPR News, New York.

Cindy Alamy is from Colombia. She and her husband owned a small store there. She says the local gang extorted them, so they headed north. The plan was to hire a coyote, that's a smuggler, to get them over the U.S. border. They were encouraged to instead try getting an appointment using CBP1, an app to legally request entry into the U.S.,

Cindy Alamy is from Colombia. She and her husband owned a small store there. She says the local gang extorted them, so they headed north. The plan was to hire a coyote, that's a smuggler, to get them over the U.S. border. They were encouraged to instead try getting an appointment using CBP1, an app to legally request entry into the U.S.,

She says they've been trying to get the appointment for five months. January 20th is almost here, she says, when President Trump takes office. He's vowed to shut down the CBP1 program and reinforce the border. She's starting to reconsider hiring a smuggler. Jasmine Garst, NPR News, California.

She says they've been trying to get the appointment for five months. January 20th is almost here, she says, when President Trump takes office. He's vowed to shut down the CBP1 program and reinforce the border. She's starting to reconsider hiring a smuggler. Jasmine Garst, NPR News, California.

When there is an increase in deportations in a county, that does not lead to more job opportunities or higher wages for U.S.-born workers.

When there is an increase in deportations in a county, that does not lead to more job opportunities or higher wages for U.S.-born workers.