Former woman, Michelle Obama, expressed her fears about President Donald Trump's immigration policy, saying they kept her in the evening.
“Now we have the leadership that indiscriminately determines who belongs, who belongs, who belongs,” the former first lady appeared on the podcast “deliberately with Jay Shetty,” adding that such deportation decisions were “not made in courts and legitimate proceedings.”
“I'm worried about people of color across the country, and I don't know that we have a supporter to protect everyone,” she continued. “And it's me…it scares me. It keeps me at night.”
“And as I and I are driving around LA, I just look at the faces of people who could be victims and I feel like I'm standing at the bus stop,” she said.
Obama joined the podcast along with his brother Craig Robinson, where the pair discussed race and prejudice, and many other issues such as parenting and sibling bonds. Obama didn't cite Trump by name during his remarks about his fears about immigration policies, but he elicited similarities between his deportation efforts and the racism that her brother faced as a child when he was reportedly accused police officer of stealing his bike at age 12.
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Former first lady Michelle Obama joined the podcast “intentionally with Jay Shetty” in April along with her brother. (Getty Images)
“In this current climate, that's what's happening with immigrants,” Obama said when asked about “recent fear tests” related to individuals facing discrimination against skin color.
Obama pointed out that “fear” would not affect her personally as a former first lady with police protection.
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“It's not a fear of myself anymore,” she continued. “I drive on the road with a police escort and four cars. I'm Michelle Obama. They're somewhat recognizable, but I'm still worried about the daughters of the world.”
“My fears are about what I know about things happening on streets around town,” she added, referring to her hometown of Chicago.
Former woman Michelle Obama and her brother Craig Robinson held a podcast in March. (Getty Images)
Obama's comments are in the midst of a massive deportation effort for illegal immigrants that flooded the nation under the Biden administration.
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The administration has deported more than 100,000 illegal immigrants since Trump took office, Fox News previously reported. An estimated 20 million illegal immigrants are still in the United States, border area Tom Homan said at a press conference Monday.
Former woman, Michelle Obama, expressed her fears about President Donald Trump's immigration policy, saying they kept her in the evening. (Chris Kleponis/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Former President Barack Obama's administration praised his own deportation efforts, particularly during his first semester. This includes former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, who promotes “recorded immigration enforcement statistics achieved under the Obama administration.”
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Under the Obama administration, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency deported more than 385,000 people each year between 2009 and 2011. Fox Digital previously reported Fox Digital increased in 2012 when 409,849 deportations took place.
Danielle Wallace of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
