Local immigration attorneys addressing concerns from the community following the election [Video]

HOLLAND, Mich. — Since election day, Lighthouse Immigrant Advocates in Holland has been answering questions from community members as President-elect Donald Trump has been speaking of “mass deportations” during his campaign, along with rumors regarding immigration spreading online. 

“There’s a lot of rumors floating around right now about what could happen, and our office is looking at what is possible versus what’s just rumor and threat,” said Sarah Yore-VanOosterhout, founder of LIA. 

She says since election day their immigration services hotline has been receiving more than a dozen calls each of its active days from families with mixed legal statuses, lawful permanent residents who are also referred to as Green Card holders and naturalized U.S. citizens.

“People asking if they might be eligible for a particular remedy if they’re undocumented. Had a lot of calls from people who …