A silent upheaval is occurring in homes, schools, and workplaces across the US as immigrant families prepare for or try to avoid encounters with immigration authorities. Some families have abandoned the US after decades of building their lives here. Others are making deeply personal and sometimes irreversible decisions to cope with the situation.

Further details about the impact on these families are available from the source. The decisions being made by immigrant families are varied and often difficult. The full story can be found on KVIA ABC-7, which provides more information on the situation faced by immigrant families in the US.