Donald Trump fought the US presidential election with a promise to send millions of illegal immigrants back to Mexico. While the world focuses on his troubles in Washington, Panorama investigates how behind the scenes Trump is putting his controversial deportation plans into action.
Reporter Hilary Andersson meets families split by immigration arrests and children of detained parents left to fend for themselves. It has been claimed that Trump's policies are dividing America. The programme hears from those who support the deportations and films with police in Arizona as they hunt down illegal immigrants at night.
The night shoots in Arizona were the most demanding part of the job. Riding along with deputies means you have no control over where the night goes: one minute you are parked on a dark highway, the next you are in a pursuit, with the camera braced in the cabin and only the light bars and headlights to work with. I ran the Sony FS5 for most of it, small enough to work inside a patrol car and quick enough to follow the action the moment the doors opened, with the drone for the vast desert that defines this part of the country. That work was later recognised by the Australian Cinematographers Society.
