‘No one is safe’: Filipinos in US on edge over Trump’s immigration crackdown


Filipino-Americans from the Pilipino Workers Centre were among the immigrants groups that protested against US President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown on Dec 18, 2024. - PHOTO: PILIPINO WORKERS CENTRE/FACEBOOK

MANILA (The Straits Times/ANN): A wave of fear is sweeping through Filipino communities in the US as President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown puts pending residency papers at risk and raises the spectre of imminent deportation for those staying illegally.

Since his return to the White House on Jan 20, Mr Trump has signed a slew of immigration-related executive orders to toughen US border policy, tighten visa-vetting procedures and clamp down on illegal immigrants.

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