More Asians are being swept up by ICE than many realize

Of the thousands of immigrants swept up in the Trump administration’s deportation campaign, there’s one group you may not have heard much about: Asians. That’s in part because many of them, including South Asians, have not come forward with stories of being targeted by federal agents. WBEZ’s Esther Yoon-Ji Kang hears why the community has been so hesitant — and what might be changing.

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