The incoming Trump administration has made it clear time and time again that mass deportations will be among their top priorities. Personalities like Stephen Miller, President-elect Donald Trump's deputy chief of staff, and Tom Homan, his border czar, have hinted at the use of military and Congress to carry out the largest mass deportation operation in American history. With just a few weeks left until Trump officially assumes office, how are undocumented immigrants bracing for the impact?
In Texas, Maria, the mother of two U.S.-born teenagers who crossed illegally from Mexico in 1988, have remained tucked to a small corner in South Texas, between the U.S.-Mexico border and a fortified Border Patrol checkpoint 77 miles north. For decades now, Maria has remained largely unbothered by immigration officers, but as Trump returns to the White House, her situation could easily change, according to a recent New York Times report.
