Families struggle with the financial impact of fighting Trump's deportation campaign

WUSF | By Nancy Guan

Published August 18, 2026 at 4:40 PM EDT

Fighting immigration detention can be expensive and some families now struggle with the financial fallout from the mass deportation campaign.

Nancy Guan

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