Trump’s second term sparks fear among New York’s immigrant communities as deportation plans loom

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As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office for a second time next week, migrants, elected officials and immigration groups have voiced their concerns about what a Trump presidency means for New York’s sizeable undocumented immigrant population.

Throughout his campaign, Trump promised to carry out the “largest-ever” deportation program in US history, running on a campaign plank to deport an estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants. In the weeks since his election, Trump has doubled down on his campaign promises, stating that his plan to deport undocumented migrants has no “price tag” and confirming that he would declare a national emergency and use “military assets ” to carry out the deportation program.