Suitcase Stories is an 8-year-old program in the Boston area, meant to give immigrants a chance to share their journeys with a larger community. But recently, three foreign-born storytellers scheduled to perform canceled their appearances. Given President Donald Trump’s crackdown on immigration, they decided that participating would not be safe. Phillip Martin reports from GBH in Boston.
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