As Day One of the second Trump presidency nears, concerns about his immigration plans grow | In Conversation

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : On Jan. 20, Donald Trump will return to the White House.
50% : A notable part of his campaign was his promise to deport the estimated 11 million people who are in the country without legal authorization, end temporary immigration protection programs, disregard asylum law, and curtail legal immigration.
46% : The current TPS for Haitians expires in February 2026, and while federal regulations permit a designation to be terminated before the predetermined expiration date, that hasn't happened since TPS was first established back in 1990.
44% : Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have never stopped casing certain neighborhoods -- particularly in the early morning hours when people are going to work or taking their kids to school -- in order to apprehend folks they suspect are undocumented, but I imagine that activity will escalate exponentially with any "Day One" directive from Trump.
41% : Luis F. Carrasco, deputy opinion editor, spoke with Sabrina Vourvoulias, senior editor for commentary, ideas, and community engagement, about what the future may hold for immigration under Trump.
32% : And being associated with someone with an immigration retainer could land you in trouble with ICE.
31% : I get the feeling that under Trump, the bar will be, "Well, they already broke the law by being here."
30% : However, 16 nations are currently designated for TPS, and Trump can decide not to extend their TPS designations when they expire.
29% : Trump has said he wants to revoke TPS designation for Haitians, but it is unclear whether he can legally do so.
26% : I think Trump can miscalculate, see this as some sort of macho challenge, and charge headlong into a dangerous confrontation as communities rise up to protect their own.

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