Chicago immigration attorney says Trump threats have sparked fear in the city's immigrant community

Описание: (8 Sep 2025)
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Chicago - 8 September 2025
1. Trump Tower near CTA
2. Wide of street downtown
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Justin Burton, Chicago immigration attorney:
"The administration's started to have very bold statements towards people in Chicago."
4. Wide of Trump Tower
5. Wide of street
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Justin Burton, Chicago immigration attorney:
"They see a post, like the Apocalypse Now post, and it sends chills through the community. And people that have been productive in society and people who have worked in society are now afraid to and leave their homes."
7.Wide of people walking to work
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Justin Burton, Chicago immigration attorney:
"People are afraid to go to court. People are afraid to travel. People are afraid to go work. People are afraid to send their kids to school."
9. Various Burton working at desk
10. SOUNDBITE (English) Justin Burton, Chicago immigration attorney:
"I see clients from all over the world. Latin America makes up a decent percentage of my clientele base, but I also represent a number of clients from India, from Ukraine, from Russia, from Eastern Europe."
11. Various gifts from past clients
12. SOUNDBITE (English) Justin Burton, Chicago immigration attorney:
"Some are asylum cases. Some people have been here for 35 years and are just trying to stay with their family members. So yes, I've represented people from all around the world. And some people have just overstayed their visas. And some are fearful of going back home."
13. More various gifts from past clients in office
14. Wide of Burton at desk
15. Tight of Burton's eyes
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Justin Burton, Chicago immigration attorney:
"I think it's- the pendulum has shift from the days of allowing lots of people to come to the United States because they're fearful of returning back to their home countries, now towards enforcement-oriented, let's deport everybody from the United States as quickly as humanly possible to rack up the numbers."

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17. Various of protesters marching opposing Trump immigration operation threats in downtown
18. Man holds banner for immigrant rights during Mexican Independence Day parade

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19. SOUNDBITE (English) Justin Burton, Chicago immigration attorney:
"Fundamental fairness has now gone away. Fundamental fairness as we knew it in terms of the immigration law due process, being able to seek your rights, being able go to court and argue your case in an unbiased atmosphere, I think those days are behind us."

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20. More various of protesters marching opposing Trump immigration operation threats in downtown

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21. SOUNDBITE (English) Justin Burton, Chicago immigration attorney:
"Community here in Chicago has to fight for the immigrants who can't necessarily fight for themself. Assert your rights, keep pursuing due process, keep pursuing your asylum if that's what you wish to do. Don't just throw up your hands and leave because you're fearful of our government. It shouldn't be that way. Our government should be here to help you. That's how the laws are set up, and that's how they laws should be."
22. Various downtown commuters
23. Close of Chicago city and U.S. flags

STORYLINE:

Chicago immigration attorney Justin Burton, said even immigrants with green cards are “living in fear.”


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