Immigration attorneys address concerns as Donald Trump names ‘border czar,’ deputy chief of policy

President-Elect Donald Trump is a little more than two months away from inauguration, but he’s already started preparing for day one by naming his "border czar" and deputy chief of policy, who will both be in charge of carrying out his plans to close the border and conduct a mass deportation operation.

Trump named Tom Homan, his former acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement director, as “border czar” in his incoming administration, while longtime Trump advisor Stephen Miller, an immigration hard-liner, was named as Trump’s deputy chief of policy.

As it relates to Chicagoland, a number of local immigration attorneys said they have experienced a rise in calls from across Illinois from people who fear being separated from their families and losing the lives they’ve built stateside.

WGN’s Christine Flores reports on the story.