Former U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama has voiced deep concern over the Trump administration’s immigration policies, revealing they’ve become a source of sleepless nights.
Speaking candidly on On Purpose With Jay Shetty alongside her brother Craig Robinson, Obama reflected on how her own security contrasts sharply with the uncertainty faced by millions across the country, particularly immigrants navigating an increasingly hostile system.
“In this current climate, for me, it’s what’s happening to immigrants,” Obama explained. “It’s not the fear for myself anymore. 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.”
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Her unease, she said, isn’t rooted in personal vulnerability, but in the systemic inequities many Americans face. The former First Lady pointed to a troubling surge in discrimination, linking it directly to the attitudes and actions of those in power.
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“So, my fears are for what I know is happening out there in streets all over the city,” she continued. “And now that we have leadership that is sort of indiscriminately determining who belongs and who doesn’t, and we know that those decisions aren’t being made with courts and with due process. Knowing that there’s so much bias and so much racism and so much ignorance that fuels those kinds of choices.”
Robinson shared a childhood memory of being wrongly accused of theft by a police officer, an incident that Obama said echoes the broader patterns of profiling and exclusion seen today. For her, the connection is clear: what was once a personal story of racial bias has become a national dilemma.
“I worry for people of color all over this country, and I don’t know that we will have the advocates to protect everybody,” she continued. “And that makes me… that frightens me. It keeps me up at night. And I and I see that when I’m driving around LA. I’m just looking in the faces of folks who could be a victim and I’m wondering, how are you feeling, how do you feel standing on the bus stop.”
According to Fox News, the Trump administration has deported over 100,000 undocumented immigrants since taking office. Most recently, on April 28, the 47th president signed executive orders targeting immigration enforcement, sanctuary cities, and even mandating English proficiency for truck drivers.
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