WLRN Public Media | By Carla Mendez

Immigrant advocates and others say President Donald Trump’s aggressive deportation policies are fostering a climate of “fear” in South Florida’s immigrant communities, mainly with his decision to abruptly end temporary visas for hundreds of thousands of legal U.S. residents.

At a press conference late Friday afternoon in Miami, the advocates, including elected officials and community leaders, were also critical of the partnership between local law enforcement authorities and U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement agents to round up suspected undocumented immigrants. They also denounced the president’s travel ban on visitors from Haiti and visa restrictions on those traveling from Cuba and Venezuela.

The Family Action Network Movement (FANM), a longstanding and influential advocate for South Florida immigrants, organized the press conference that included North Miami Mayor Alix Desulme, North Miami Beach Mayor Michael Joseph and Miami-Dade County Commissioner Marleine Bastien.

This story was originally produced by WLRN, South Florida’s only public radio station at 91.3 FM, as part of a content sharing partnership with MIA Media Group. Read more at WLRN.org