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THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent

Trump Arrest of Immigrant Triggers Shock and Regret in Small MAGA Town

THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent

The New Republic

News, Politics

4.4 • 800 Ratings

🗓️ 2 June 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Ming Lee Hui, who goes by the name of “Carol,” has lived for 20 years in the town of Kennett, Missouri after coming here from Hong Kong. She has been raising a family there and works as a waitress, and as The New York Times reports in a piece featuring quotes from Carol and many locals, she’s well liked in the community. But Carol was recently arrested and now faces potential deportation. This has shocked and dismayed many of the town’s residents, even though the area went overwhelmingly for Trump. Carol talked to us on the podcast straight from jail, where she is awaiting her fate. At times the conversation was difficult: She broke down in tears about her ordeal, was emotionally overwhelmed at the support she’s received from the Trump-backing town, and offers wrenching thoughts about Trump’s effort to deport countless others just like her.  Looking for More from the DSR Network? Click Here: https://linktr.ee/deepstateradio Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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I'm your host, Greg Sargent. Carol Huey has lived for 20 years in a small town in Missouri after coming to the United States from Hong Kong.

0:49.0

She's been raising a family in this town and works as a waitress and a house cleaner, and as the New York Times reports,

0:55.1

she's well liked by a lot of the locals. But recently, Carol was arrested and she now faces

1:00.7

potential deportation. This has shocked and dismayed many of the town's residents, even though

1:06.5

the area went overwhelmingly for Trump. Today, Carol Huey is talking to us about her ordeal from

1:13.0

jail in Springfield, Missouri. She's talking to us about the tensions this is unleashed in this

1:18.3

small Trump-supporting town. At times, the conversation got very difficult, and she broke

1:24.3

down and cried. We also talked to Carol's lawyer, who explains her situation later in this episode.

1:31.2

But for now, we're talking to Carol. Hi, Carol. Thank you so much for talking to us today.

1:36.8

You're welcome, guys. Thank you.

1:39.8

Your name is Ming Li Hui, but we'll call you Carol.

1:49.1

Carol, can you tell us about your life in Kennet, Missouri, how long you've lived there,

1:52.4

the family you're raising, your jobs, and your friends?

2:04.0

I moved to Kenneth May 2004, and I was there. I was going to visit my friend. She was having baby in the hospital.

2:06.7

And after that, we're just looking around.

2:10.3

And I really like Kenneth.

2:12.8

People say Canada is really small.

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