Enrique Espinoza has an unusual perspective for an immigration lawyer, having moved from Mexico nearly two decades ago and become an American citizen.

He’ now guides his Chicago-area clients through an immigration system far different from the one he navigated. Under President Donald Trump, political asylum decisions have been halted, green card-holders from countries “of concern” are facing new vetting, and other protections have been stripped away.

Espinoza says the sweeping changes have sent a message: “Give up, and pretty much self-deport.”

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has gotten far less attention than its counterparts in the federal Department of Homeland Security — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

But, as ICE and CBP h

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