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The Families Hiding from ICE

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4.552.8K Ratings

🗓️ 7 December 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

With increased immigration enforcement under President Trump, many families with undocumented members are living in fear of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. Many are afraid to leave their homes and families are having to face the reality that they may be separated, detained and even deported. This week on The Sunday Story, NPR immigration correspondent Jasmine Garsd, reporting for the Code Switch podcast, takes us into the lives of the immigrant families who are facing immense pressure in the United States.

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0:00.0

I'm Ayesha Roscoe and this is the Sunday story, where we go beyond the headlines of the day to bring you one big story.

0:09.5

The Trump administration's immigration policies have upended daily life for undocumented immigrants across the country.

0:17.8

Some have self-deported. Others have gone into hiding, afraid to leave their homes.

0:23.7

Many are still torn about what makes sense for their families in the face of an uncertain future.

0:30.1

Over the past year, NPR's immigration correspondent, Jasmine Garst, has been following the

0:35.6

ups and downs of some of the people navigating this moment.

0:39.7

She sat down with host, B.A. Parker, on the Code Switch podcast to talk about her reporting,

0:45.5

and we wanted to share some of it with you. We start with Jasmine's story of a Maryland mom

0:51.5

who's taking unusual steps to keep her kids safe.

0:55.7

My mom tell me it's going to be okay.

1:00.4

I worry if something will happen to her, like something will get her.

1:07.7

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1:30.6

We're back with the Sunday story and an episode about the difficult choices facing undocumented

1:36.7

migrants and their families. Here's NPR's immigration reporter Jasmine Garst.

1:43.0

The kids say this summer was the summer of nothing,

1:46.2

but it was boring as hell.

1:48.5

Nothing happened, nothing at all.

1:51.0

We didn't go anywhere.

1:53.0

One mother in Maryland told me

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