Obama’s mass deportations made undocumented Latinos fear checkpoints and raids

Evidence

“As an undocumented Latino from El Salvador living in Pico Union”—a heavily concentrated Latinx community on the margins of downtown Los Angeles—“I am most fearful about the pop-up checkpoints and the immigration raids,” he told me. These fears were more than imminent under the administration of President Obama, dubbed the “Deporter in Chief” by critics who opposed the accelerated mass deportations carried out during the final stages of his second term. But without question, Juan’s fears have become more visceral, more palpable during the Trump administration. — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 42

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Khaled A. Beydoun, American Islamophobia_ Understanding…, 42
• XREF: connects to: Fear of deportation makes Latinx women avoid hospitals even when needing care.

Broader Connections

• Fear of deportation makes Latinx women avoid hospitals even when needing care. #expands (0.70)