>> local attorneys and community advocates are bracing themselves for a second Donald Trump presidency.

The president-elect says he'll carry out the largest deportation operations in U.S. history, even probably seeing to use the military to help that effort.

Trump's claims that he plans to targets Aintree states and cities are causing anxiety and even panic.

Here with more on how local groups are preparing our car like gas, U.S. attorney with us as immigration and Nubia Willman chief programs, officer of Latinos.

Focus on on zoom said executive director of Southwest Surburban Immigrant Project.

Thank you all for joining.

want to start with you.

What has it been like?

Have you seen an influx of calls of people calling you and trying to figure out what they should do, what look like?

We've definitely heard a lot of our clients, of course, are worried.

How is this going to impact their kids?

What they should expect?

So we definitely have seen that and we're kind we were expecting.

so we've been prepared.

I made videos for my clients, just kind of letting them know.

These are the things that >> you know, that may happen at the same time.

We don't know until we know.

And how are you preparing them?

What does that look like?

Let's advice you give them.

You it depends on the type of case they have.

There's certain things that are more in danger that are easier for the Trump administration to get right up.

Things are not in in law, right.

Things that are under executive order.

So I've been, you know, idolized all cases to see which situations are more at risk.

with those plans, we want to kind quickly care bracing yourself.

Yes.

>> No, going to we've seen a Trump administration before.

What are your organization's takeaways from 2016?

That is that it is using to prepare.

we're using the lessons learned in 2016 to make sure that we have a community response plan.

And so there's lots of folks on the ground that are working to make sure communities are informed.

>> But they know their rights and able to then connect with licensed attorney is an accredited DOJ, Rob.

So they're able to make filed cases of necessary and any event, make sure they have all the documents they need to prepare in case anything happens if they do, fact, have to have an interaction with ice.

And as we know, former ICE director Tom Homan named as a border czar says he intends to enforce strict depart Haitian policies.

>> And specifically targeting Saint tree cities and states.

What does this mean for Illinois in Chicago for people who are trying to understand of Chris?

And so we are a sanctuary were welcoming state.

We're welcoming city and there are federal laws that protect us with our due process and our rights.

And so this is a moment for our government officials.

>> To underscore that they're going to follow the law, both in the trust act, welcoming city ordinance and the federal officials also follow the law just because some of becomes president doesn't mean that the last change.

And so this is really a moment for us to say we're going to defend our communities.

We're going to defend our rights and that's across the board for both immigrants and citizens to live in this country have used also seeing a panic among people.

There's definitely a thing.

There's a little bit of a disconnect from 2016 because so many things promising didn't happen.

But we are also entering a second administration understanding that folks may now know which levers to pull to be a little bit more efficient.

And so we want to be prepared.

>> And Jose, want to bring you in.

Your organization is currently putting together a know your rights curriculum.

What plans should families have in place if they are separated?

>> you know, we want to make sure that we're acknowledging that there's real fear, anxiety amongst the community, but we're not powerless, right?

And there are certain rights for everyone living in the U.S., especially here in the state of Illinois.

We have built significant safeguards that we want to make sure we're educating people and what those safeguards are around a little trust act, making sure that folks understand that they don't have to open the door if you know, if fun ice age and knocks on their door.

So we want to make sure that, you know, we're getting out on.

We're gearing up these presentations at our local churches, schools to make sure that our community understands their rights.

>> And Kudla Trump has made claims that he plans to use the military to help execute his mass deportation plans.

How probable is that?

I think that it's it's going to be logistically and legally very difficult for him to do that.

We know that Trump tends to kind of throw up things fly by the seat of his pants.

>> And in terms of doesn't think through all is right.

Logistically legally, I think it would be very problematic there.

We have federal law that makes clear that the military is not to be used to enforce domestic last domestically.

So that would be the first issue think there'd be a lot of lawsuits filed immediately.

If he were to do that and then even logistically money wise, I mean, I've heard it's going to be in the billions of dollars to be able to do even from that perspective, it would be very difficult to actually accomplish.

Carla, what impact does it have knowing that the Republican Party has control the Senate and the House and the Supreme Court?

Does that have an impact?

You know, still looking at again.

We have federal law.

This has never happened before in our country.

So even the Republicans that may be more willing to, you know, let's put some troops at the border now, we would be talking about, you know, our military coming into our cities into our towns and enforcing immigration law, which they're not prepared to enforce because they're not trained to do that.

So I think even that even though, you know, obviously they have a majority, I think even still it would be a very difficult sell.

And, you know, Congress would have to act because we do have laws that make very clear that that's not something that can legally be done.

>> And Jose, how can people hold our government officials accountable to protect immigrants?

>> Yeah.

So you know, we encourage people to join community-based organizations.

We know that here in the state of Illinois, the governor himself has said that he will stand, you know, and they will have to come through him in order to get to to our community.

So we want to we're going to make sure that hold them accountable to is we do need to make sure that our communities are protected.

>> And no be a there have been situation the past where law enforcement agents executed workplace rage.

Should we be concerned about this this time around?

You what I think is important is that folks understand that, though we're a welcoming city welcoming state.

The federal government still has jurisdiction to do their role, which includes doing raids if necessary.

>> really depends on the appetite of the federal administration as to when they do that.

So we probably should anticipate workplace raids and then in increased presence of ISIS.

Well, if this goal of mass deportation is supposed to happen, and I do want to mention that in the 7 years ago we did see operation went back.

So there is some historical so some historical back so that this has happened before.

But I do think that now that we're committed to really supporting the ribbons in our community, we have to be responsive and be prepared what may happen.

why is it a cause for concern for everyone?

Not just immigrants.

>> I mean, I think, you know this this is going to affect on every level in our communities, right?

If we have individuals that are in fear that are, you know, it's her neighbors.

It's are, you know, children in our schools.

There's this is not an insulated issue.

This is something that is going to impact a large way, right?

Everyone.

What are your thoughts on?

I think I agree.

And I think that's one of the things I think it's very easy to disconnect yourself from this issue.

I think this is only going to impact the 500,000.

>> Half a million in refugee Sullivan, Chicago or the lift throughout the state.

But the idea is that when someone being stopped in engaging with an ICE agent, they don't know if you're a citizen or not.

And so we really have to think about is this a space where want to be where we all are going to have to show our papers because that's the trajectory they're heading us towards of this comes into fruition.

So if it affects different aspects state and communities and Jose, we hear a lot of conversation about the economic troubles we could face of Trump executes this mass deportation that he claims what else is at stake?

>> So, you know, there's the real fear and anxiety, right?

We work local and our local school districts with peer mentors and there's already know conversations about, you know, parents kids to school.

So this is going to have a big impact, right?

Not just economic.

There's also the humanitarian side of it and it's going to impact their our entire community.

>> Carla, we have left.

We have time for one last question.

Should people with green cards of playing with citizenship continue that process?

Absolutely.

After speaking with an attorney because, you know, we have to remember that people with green cards.

>> Some of them may not if they have certain criminal convictions, they have to be careful before applying.

But those who are eligible absolutely, that should not stop them.

Nothing has changed right now.

And that's why keep in mind, my clients in general, there's been a lot of threats that we're going to get rid of this or that right now that has not happened.

And so we want to take advantage the options that we have right