The Dilemma of Self-Deportations: Pursued in the United States and Not Knowing How to Get Out

El Pais

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As part of President Donald Trump’s anti-immigration campaign, the administration promotes self-deportation, the euphemism that indicates the voluntary return—in fact, driven by the climate of persecution unleashed in the country—of migrants to their countries of origin. Carrying it out, however, is not an easy task, no matter how willing there is on the part of those concerned. Many migrants choose to leave to put an end to the threat of being …