In October 2024, right before the presidential election, I had coffee with Kim, a Congolese asylum-seeker living in southern Maine. Our conversation quickly turned to politics, and I cautiously asked about her views, although she could not vote.
During his campaign, Donald Trump had vowed mass deportations, and I assumed immigration policies would be among her top priorities.
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