Law enforcement, immigrant groups respond to Trump administration changes [Video]

GOLDSBORO, N.C. (WTVD) — As the Trump administration announces proposed changes to national immigration policy, local law enforcement and community advocates are watching closely.

“There’s a lot of fear, there’s a lot of fear and intimidation,” said Leticia Zaval.

Zavala is the coordinator of El Futuro es Nuestro, which means “‘The Future is Ours.” Based in Goldsboro, her group represents farm workers across central and eastern North Carolina.

Now she worries that future is very much up in the air.

“They’re scared to send their kids to school, they’re scared to go to work, they’re scared to do grocery shopping,” she said.

Those fears stem from the Trump administration’s plan to expand ICE enforcement to places previously deemed off-limits.

In a statement, the Department of Homeland Security said, “Criminals will no longer be able to hide in America’s schools and churches to avoid arrest. The Trump Administration will not tie the hands of our …