On Tuesday, President Trump will address Congress and the nation in a major speech, where he'll sum up what he's accomplished in his first month. And while the Trump administration has already claimed success in curbing illegal immigration, many people affected by his policies have experienced chaos and panic.Andrea Lino, a supervising attorney with the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, shares stories about how Trump's actions have affected her clients and her work.For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org.Email us at [email protected] more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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A few days before President Trump took over the White House for the second time, I got back in touch with someone I met years ago during the first Trump administration.
My name is Andrea Lino, and I am an immigration lawyer.
She's based in Seattle with clients in a bunch of Western states.
I represent individuals who are detained in immigration custody.
Immigration was the central focus of Donald Trump's presidential campaign.
When I'm re-elected, we will begin... And we have no choice. The largest deportation operation in American history.
On Tuesday, he'll address Congress and the nation in a major speech where he'll sum up what he's accomplished in his first month. I wanted to know what that month has felt like to someone far outside Washington, D.C., who represents some of the people the administration is targeting for deportation.
So I occasionally checked in with Andre Alino over these last weeks, starting in mid-January, just before Inauguration Day.
I think that not knowing what's going to happen, it's scary.
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