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President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration is causing angst around the country including in Detroit.
On Thursday, a wide range of immigrant and minority groups spoke out against Trump's executive orders at the Detroit office of Michigan United, an advocacy group. They say the orders, which crack down on illegal immigrants and punish cities that protect them, unfairly target immigrants and Muslims, reports Niraj Warikoo of the Detroit Free Press.
One of those who showed up was Jasmine Lomeli, 28, a native of Mexico who came to the U.S. in 2002 at age 14 with her with her parents without legal permission.
"We're afraid," she told the Freep. "We don't know what's going to happen. ... I don't know if I will be separated from my kids."
She is the mother of three children, ages 10, 8, and 4, all born in the U.S. Lomeli is a DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) recipient, a program created under President Barack Obama that allowed her to work and stay legally in the U.S., the Freep reports.
She fears that Trump could end the program: "With DACA, we feel safe, and now, we don't know what's going to happen."
"We're here to stay," Lomeli said. "We're going to fight to stop discrimination against people. ... I'm going to fight for my children."
