‘They’ve never been afraid before’: Why some green card holders’ concerns are growing

Some immigrants with green cards — documents deeming them lawful permanent residents of the United States — tell CNN they’re still scared the Trump administration could kick them out of the country.

A Colorado business owner called her immigration attorney in a panic this week, wrestling with a worry she never expected: If she travels abroad for a conference, could she end up getting deported? A woman from Cameroon who lives in the Midwest made a heartbreaking decision: Flying home for her father’s funeral would be too risky. An immigrant of Palestinian descent cancelled international travel plans — and worried that walking outside their New England home with a keffiyeh they’ve worn for years might no longer be safe. And a Canadian tattoo artist who lives in Washington state shared her fears on social media about an upcoming trip across the border. These four people have never met, and many details of their lives are different. But they share at least one thing in common. They are legal immigrants with green cards — documents deeming them lawful permanent residents of the United States. And they told CNN they’re still scared the Trump administration could kick them out of the country. Immigration lawyer LaToya McBean Pompy says this growing fear is the biggest issue she sees among her clients who have green cards.