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‘Can I travel?’: U.S. green-card holders cancel trips, on edge after detentions

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Several recent federal enforcement actions against green-card holders have cast a cloud of fear and anxiety over many of the nation ’s estimated 12.8 million lawful permanent residents.

The number of confirmed detentions appears limited to a handful of highly publicized incidents.

Reports of legal permanent residents being interrogated at U.S. airport checkpoints and pressured to sign forms renouncing their status.

Immigration lawyers say their offices have been inundated with calls from green-card holders seeking advice.

They say many have decided to cancel or postpone vacations, honeymoons or visits to relatives abroad.

Legal analysts say it should be no surprise that the Trump administration would be willing to target green card holders.

They will arrest and deport you if you run contrary to their goals. That’s what we’re seeing.”.