"Facing Fears and Barriers: Immigrant Students Navigate Higher Education in a Post-Trump Era" As the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign comes to a close, its impact on immigrant students remains a pressing concern. For years, researchers and advocates have highlighted the obstacles these students face when pursuing higher education, from financial struggles to language barriers and a lack of access to resources. But under the Trump administration, the situation has become even more dire, with many students fearing deportation and its consequences on their families and futures. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro explores the challenges faced by immigrant students in Minnesota, a state with a significant immigrant population, in this latest installment of our series Rethinking College.


For years, researchers and advocates have documented the barriers students from immigrant families face when pursuing higher education. But the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign has introduced new challenges and fears, even for many immigrants who are legally in the United States. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from Minnesota for our series Rethinking College.