Former first lady Michelle Obama joined the "On Purpose with Jay Shetty" podcast alongside her brother in April. (Getty Images)
"In this current climate, for me it’s what’s happening to immigrants," Obama said when asked about "recent tests of fear" related to individuals facing discrimination over the color of their skin.
Obama noted that the "fear" does not personally impact her as a former first lady who has police protection.
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"It’s not the fear for myself anymore," she continued. "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."
"My fears are for what I know is happening out there in streets all over the city," she added, referring to her hometown of Chicago.
Former first lady Michelle Obama expressed fear over President Donald Trump's immigration policies, saying they have kept her up at night. (Chris Kleponis/CNP/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Former President Barack Obama's administration notably celebrated its own deportation efforts, particularly during his first term, including former Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano touting the "record-breaking immigration enforcement statistics achieved under the Obama administration—including unprecedented numbers of convicted criminal alien removals and overall alien removals in fiscal year 2010" in a press release from that year.
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Under the Obama administration, Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported more than 385,000 people each year during fiscal years 2009–2011. The rate increased in 2012 when 409,849 deportations were carried out, Fox Digital previously reported.
Fox News Digital's Danielle Wallace contributed to this report.
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