WORCESTER, Mass. - There is a new level of concern right now in the immigrant community. Donald Trump starting his second term as President with a number of executive orders. Many tied to the border and immigration policy.

Immigration attorney Randy Feldman says there are people who aren't going to be able to enter the country, who are now stuck in dangerous situations in their home country. He says the level of fear among clients hours into the trump presidency is almost overwhelming.

"Tremendous panic," is how Feldman described the last day or so. "An unbelievable panic that's going on in the immigrant community."


What You Need To Know

  • Some working within the immigration community say there's a sense of panic following President Donald Trump's signing of border-related executive orders.

  • Ending birthright citizenship is among the priorities President Trump highlighted in the orders.

  • The President has also declared a national emergency at the border.

  • Immigration attorney Randy Feldman says his clients are deeply concerned following the inauguration.

Feldman says his phone has been ringing almost nonstop since President Trump signed the orders. His phone rang a number of times during an interview with Spectrum News 1 Tuesday.

Ending birthright citizenship is among the priorities President Trump highlighted during a slew of executive orders he signed after his inauguration. The change would mean future children born in the country to illegal parents would no longer be treated as citizens.

Birthright citizenship is part of the Constitution's 14th amendment, which Feldman says makes this executive order nearly impossible to enact.

"It is symbolic in nature," Feldman said. "I call it red meat for the base. It has no chance of winning."

But what is concerning for Feldman is the removal of the CBP One app, which allowed those seeking asylum to do so electronically in an effort to curb illegal entries. The tool was started during the Biden administration.

President Trump has closed the border to asylum seekers.

"There's 30,000 people who have appointments to come, that they will not be able to come to apply for anything in the United States," said Feldman.

A spokesperson for the MassGOP saying in a statement sent to Spectrum News 1 the party supports the president's executive order tied to the border. They say: "This move will be directly beneficial to Massachusetts, which has become one of the top destinations for illegal immigrants and migrants. Our state simply cannot accommodate this influx any longer—everyone in Massachusetts sees that."

Feldman says executive orders like these limit what he can do as an attorney.

"What I will be able to do for people will be virtually nothing," Feldman said. "There will not be new opportunities except for perhaps DACA people. We'll have to wait and see. But for everybody else, there will just be massive deportations for people who have small-ish crimes, large crimes for sure."

Attorney General Andrea Campbell has announced her office is suing the Trump administration over the order. Campbell says President Trump does not have the authority to overturn the Constitution.