chilling effect

A majority of the US public still backs the crackdown, but it has had a chilling effect on communities of foreign students who have found themselves caught up in the blitz.

We recognise the chilling effect that harassment and intimidation of elected representatives can have on our democracy.

Ruth Ehrlich, head of policy and campaigns at the organisation argues the legal changes have "had a chilling effect on the ways all of us are able to speak out for what we believe".

"Every day, the movement is growing. Although folks are facing a lot right now, there is a drive to fight back," Jackson said, noting the "chilling effect" that the Trump administration's immigration policy has had on the community.

Tufts PhD student Anteri Mejr told the BBC that the actions have had a "chilling effect", and that international students she knows who have left the country to visit home or attend conferences are now afraid to return.