Mexico expands regional migrant aid to Latin America as Trump inauguration nears

This is not the way things usually work,

Eric L. Olson, a fellow at the Wilson Center's Latin American program and Mexico Institute, told the Times

Karoline Leavittvance transition spokeswoman

President Trump will enlist every federal power and coordinate with state authorities to institute the largest deportation operation of illegal criminals, drug dealers, and human traffickers in American history,

Karoline Leavitt, a spokeswoman for the Trump transition team, wrote in an email to the Times

Maxwell Frostrepresentative

We're not going to let them do this stuff in the shadows,

Frost said

We have to have faith,

Figueroa said

Maxwell Frostrepresentative

The majority of undocumented people in this country have been here for over a decade,

said Representative Maxwell Frost, a Democrat whose district includes half of Orlando and surrounding areas

Those are the kinds of factors that would be relevant to a law enforcement officer in making a public safety determination,

said Tom Jawetz, a former U.S. Department of Homeland Security official who helped draft the Biden guidance

He worries a lot that if they deport me that he would not be able to manage the house and the boys,

she told Reuters

I believe that the Trump administration will be pretty aggressive with grabbing them up,

he said

They try to blame all the people who come to America but the country is built on immigrants,

he said

I had plans to buy a house next year, but I'm afraid,

he said

I don’t know what's going to happen, I can’t sleep, I can’t eat,

she said

Thomas Homanincoming border czar

If you wanna self-deport, you should self-deport because, again, we know who you are, and we're gonna come and find you."

Tom Homan, Donald Trump's incoming border czar

Because (the U.S.) is not a third world country like the ones many of us come from, I thought there would be a different culture here, and it was a rude awakening to realize that you and your family are not welcome,

Bérrios, 31, said days before her departure

There was always the uncertainty that they could come after me, that they could take me to prison,

Bérrios said last year of Nicaraguan authorities

You make sacrifices and always hope that things will turn out like you think, maybe not exactly, but pretty close.”

Bérrios was buoyant as she marveled at her journey with the self-deportation twist

Daniel Ortegapresident

I spent five years hiding. I had to change my routine. I had to completely change my life. I stopped visiting my parents, my friends,

In Nicaragua ... Bérrios said of President Daniel Ortega’s crackdown on dissent

Now, I really have no future.”

Then known only by a code name, she told The Associated Press from hiding in July 2018

I felt like Ireland was a country of opportunity,

she said

Many, many people are in this situation,

she said

I don't want to get ahead of the president what he's going to announce, but that was a game changer,

he said