Former First Lady Michelle Obama recently voiced her deep concern over President Donald Trump’s tough stance on illegal immigration — claiming it “frightens” her. Her comments came during a chat on the On Purpose podcast with Jay Shetty, where she discussed fear, racism, and immigration with her brother, Craig Robinson.
But while Michelle Obama is worried about how illegal immigrants might be treated under Trump’s immigration policy, many Americans are left asking: what about the victims of crimes committed by those who shouldn’t be here in the first place?
Michelle Obama’s Fear: “What’s Happening to Immigrants”
During the interview, Shetty asked the Obamas about recent experiences that tested their fears. For Michelle, the answer wasn’t about herself or even her family — but rather illegal immigrants in the U.S.
“In this current climate, for me it’s, you know, what’s happening to immigrants,” Obama said.
She quickly acknowledged that she doesn’t feel personally vulnerable anymore. After all, she moves through cities with a full police escort and a four-car motorcade.
“I drive around in a four-car motorcade with a police escort. I’m Michelle Obama. I do still worry about my daughters in the world even though they are somewhat recognizable,” she said.
Instead, her fears are focused on what she believes is happening in American communities — that immigrants are being rounded up unfairly.
Michelle Obama took a swipe at the Trump administration, suggesting that immigration enforcement is being done with racial bias and without any legal process:
“We know that those decisions aren’t being made with courts and with due process,” she said.
She went even further, likening immigration enforcement to a form of racial profiling — implying officers are making snap judgments based on appearance alone.
“You don’t look like somebody that belongs. I can determine just by looking at you that you’re a good person or you’re not a good person,” she said, referencing a childhood story about her brother being stopped by police at age twelve.
Obama claimed there’s “so much bias and so much racism and so much ignorance” driving immigration enforcement, and she expressed concern that many people — especially people of color — don’t have enough advocates standing up for them:
“That makes me, that frightens me. It keeps me up at night.”
While Michelle Obama worries about people “standing at the bus stop” or “going to school,” the facts paint a different picture of who’s actually being arrested and deported.
According to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), recent arrests include illegal aliens with violent and disturbing criminal records. At the White House, officials even set up a display of mugshots — and the crimes listed next to those faces are chilling:
- A Mexican national convicted of sexual assault of a child
- Another Mexican national convicted of aggravated sexual abuse of a minor
- A Laotian national convicted of murder
- A Salvadoran national convicted of rape
- Another Salvadoran convicted of sex with a minor
These aren’t people waiting quietly at the bus stop. These are dangerous individuals with records that would terrify any law-abiding citizen.
Even former ICE Director Tom Homan has pointed out that illegal immigration is not a victimless crime. In fact, he’s seen firsthand the horror that open borders create — from trafficked women and children to deadly drugs flooding into communities.
🎥 Watch Tom Homan detail the horrors of open borders
What makes Michelle Obama’s comments even more puzzling is that under her husband, President Barack Obama, over 5 million deportations took place during his two terms in office. That includes both border removals and interior enforcement.
In fact, for years, the Obama administration was criticized by the Left for being too aggressive in immigration enforcement. Yet now, Michelle Obama is portraying President Trump’s efforts as extreme and frightening.
While the former First Lady is worried about people “looking over their shoulder,” many Americans are asking who’s looking out for the victims — the children abused, the women assaulted, the families who lost loved ones due to crimes committed by those who had no legal right to be here.
President Trump and DHS officials have made it clear: they’re focused on removing violent criminals who pose a threat to communities across the nation. And for millions of Americans, that’s not something to be frightened by — it’s something to be thankful for.
As always, it’s worth remembering: border security is not racism. It’s law and order.
