As the Trump administration expands ICE arrests, detainments, and deportations, fears spread among Kentucky immigrant communities.(AP / AP)

This week on Eastern Standard:

• As ICE continues to sign support agreements with Kentucky law enforcement agencies we get an update on the atmosphere among international communities across the Commonwealth from Nima Kulkarni, state representative, immigration employment attorney and founder of the New Americans Initiative. 

• Javier Hernandez came to the states from Mexico in the late 90s and has worked his way up to manager of a Fayette County’s horse farm. He tells us about his journey from becoming a legal resident and a naturalized citizen, to managing migrant employees who fear encounters with ICE.

• Lexington journalist, writer, poet and photographer Kevin Nance is releasing a new book of poetry that stands as a memoir of a life begun on a small tobacco farm in eastern North Carolina. He joins us in the studio to share some readings from the collection.

• Max Puchalsky is a co-founder of ArtFarm, a new shared workspace for artists and organizers in Lexington.