Patricia and Javier Gonzalez, facing the hostile immigration policies of the Trump administration, made the devastating decision to self-deport from Utah to Venezuela. After living under temporary humanitarian parole, they were terrified of being arrested as the immigration crackdown intensified. The administration's self-deportation strategy pressures migrants to leave voluntarily to avoid humiliating deportations, allegedly saving resources. Despite claims of significant self-deportation numbers, no evidence is provided. Tools like the CBP Home app are viewed as risky by migrants, who fear long-term bans that could prevent their return to the U.S.
The so-called self-deportation Trump has pushed, targeting both undocumented migrants and those with temporary permits, shifts the burden of removal onto the migrants themselves.
The logic is simple: create an environment so hostile that people choose to leave on their own, rather than face a humiliating and dehumanizing deportation process.
This strategy saves the government the cost and effort of locating, detaining, and removing individuals, yet it leaves families like the Gonzalezes devastated.
The administration has praised the results, claiming that the number of self-deportations is enormous, without providing figures or evidence to support this claim.
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