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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Richard Hall,Michelle Del Rey and Josh Marcus

Trump’s deportations are turning immigrant communities into ghost towns

In the hills above California’s Half Moon Bay, immigrant families are not leaving the farms where they work. The once-bustling streets of New York’s Jackson Heights have grown eerily quiet. And in Chirilagua, Virginia, some are saving money to return to their home countries.

Donald Trump’s shock-and-awe deportation campaign has had a chilling impact across the country, turning thriving communities into ghost towns.

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