Michelle Obama Admits Thought of Trump Policies ‘Keeps Her Up’ at Night: ‘Frightens Me’

Conservative News DailyApril 29, 2025

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in a recent podcast episode, former First Lady Michelle Obama expressed her concerns over president Donald trump’s immigration policies, stating they “keep her up at night.” She fears that thes policies are leading to increased racism adn harm towards immigrants, particularly in her hometown of Chicago. Obama reflected on her experiences growing up, learning early about teh impact of racial bias, and shared her worries about the indiscriminate nature of current immigration enforcement, implying that some individuals are being targeted without due process. She emphasized her concerns for people of color across the country and voiced uncertainty about the advocates available to support them amidst what she described as a hazardous climate of bias and racism. Additionally, she noted that the management is prioritizing the deportation of individuals with criminal records, which sparks discussions around the implications for immigrant communities.

Former first lady Michelle Obama said in a podcast published Monday that President Donald Trump’s immigration policies “keep her up at night” because she’s concerned illegal aliens will become victims of racism.

Obama led into the topic by telling “On Purpose” podcast host Jay Shetty that she and her brother Craig Robinson learned at an early age that “no one was going to see beyond the color of our skin.”

Shetty asked in response what she fears now.

“In this current climate, for me, it’s what’s happening to immigrants,” Obama replied.

“My fears are for what I know is happening out there in streets all over the city,” she said, referring to her hometown of Chicago, Fox News reported.

“Now that we have leadership that is sort of indiscriminately determining who belongs and who doesn’t,” Obama added. “And we know those decisions aren’t being made with courts and with due process.”

The former first lady argued that “bias” and “racism” are fueling the choices of who gets deported.

“I worry for people of color all over this country, and I don’t know that we will have the advocates to protect everybody,” Obama said. “And that makes me … that frightens me. It keeps me up at night.”

Border czar Tom Homan has said repeatedly that the administration is prioritizing those with criminal records, beyond entering the country illegally, for deportation.

He is also encouraging those without a criminal record, but not here legally, to self-deport.

The White House said in a fact sheet released Monday that since Trump took office, there have been 139,000 deportations.

“In President Trump’s first 50 days, [Immigration and Customs Enforcement] arrested 32,809 illegal immigrants — nearly 75% of whom were accused or convicted criminals — virtually the same number of arrests over the entirety of Biden’s final year in office,” the White House said.

NEW: ICE announces they’ve deported 65,682 illegal aliens in the Trump administration’s first 100 days and they’ve arrested 66,463 illegal aliens, 75% of which have criminal charges or convictions. That includes 498 for murder, 1,329 for sex offenses, & 2,288 gang members. pic.twitter.com/UpDFHjq51W

— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) April 29, 2025

Homan told reporters Monday that he does take pleasure in seeing the border secure and criminal illegal aliens being deported because it restores law and order and prevents harm.

“People always want to say, ‘Why are you so emotional when you testify [before Congress?]’” he recounted. “Because if they wore my shoes for 40 years, they’d understand why I’m emotional.”

.@RealTomHoman: “People always want to say why are you so emotional?… I’ve talked to little girls as young as nine years old who are raped multiple times by the cartel members. When you get to your knees and you talk to that little girl and everything innocent and pure has been… pic.twitter.com/L2tsrttbnJ

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) April 28, 2025

“I’ve talked to little girls as young as nine years old who are raped multiple times by the cartel members,” Homan said. “When you get to your knees and you talk to that little girl and everything innocent and pure has been ripped from her. When you listen to Laken Riley, 17 minutes that young lady fighting for her life. Don’t just think a young woman died. Think of how she died, the terror that she went through.”

He concluded, “Illegal immigration is not a victimless crime. Every sick person we take off the streets, especially child rapists, makes this country much safer.”