One of my family members is in a long term relationship with an asylum seeking immigrant from South America.
The immigrant has been to all of their court dates, used to have a job paying taxes, obtained a driver's license and have followed the law in seeking to become a legal citizen.
This person is now scared out of their mind. They are afraid to leave their house. They quit their job and are now basically hiding in their partner's house (other than attending any mandatory court dates). They are fearful of being pulled over and sent to Guantanamo or deported accidentally like has happened to others. They are basically hiding in an attic like Anne Frank.
Another family member lost their job working for Head Start due to federal education dept cuts.
Some of my friend's and family have recently graduated kids that are scared to death over non income based student loan debt that is being threatened. One received a call from a debt collector that mistakenly said the payments are behind. They had to spend 4 hours on the phone sorting it out because of the DOGE cuts that have F'd up the workers who deal with the whole student loan collection process.
Another family member in law enforcement was threatened by Trump's goons to be placed on a "list" of Republicans who aren't aiding ICE. He told them to Stick it where the sun don't shine...and that he's not doing their damn job. He told them he's more than happy to assist in capturing a criminal with a criminal warrant but he's not chasing down non criminal immigrants at local Mexican restaurants or F'ing Home Depot. He's got enough to do already.
This is why Trump's approval is now at 38 percent.
Trump's overall approval rating has dipped in the latest poll, but the president is seeing massive gains on immigration.
www.newsweek.com