Calls are surging to immigration hotlines and legal aid organizations as the Trump administration's ruthless crackdown on undocumented immigrants intensifies. Families are stricken with anxiety, and communities are torn apart by government intimidation. With reports of families torn apart spreading rapidly, the human cost of Trump's {unyielding immigration policy is becoming increasingly evident.

• Thousands of undocumented immigrants have been apprehended and detained in recent weeks.

• Advocates warn that the Trump administration's policies are creating a climate of fear.

In the silence left by ICE's policies, phone calls become a beacon of hope, a fragile thread connecting hearts that yearn read more to be united. But their brevity is a constant reminder of the system’s cruelty.