Life has not always been easy for Maryse Balthazar since she relocated to the United States from Haiti, but she felt peace of mind before Donald Trump returned to office.
"You didn't have anxiety, like, 'When are they going to grab me?'" the certified nursing assistant told AFP in a phone interview from Boynton Beach, Florida. "It's scary."
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