Amid growing fears of stricter immigration policies under President-elect Donald Trump, some immigrants are choosing to leave the United States voluntarily in what advocates and experts are calling "self-deportations." This phenomenon reflects rising anxiety within immigrant communities as the incoming administration vows to intensify enforcement and deportation measures.
Immigrants across the country, particularly those without legal status, are preemptively departing to avoid potential detention or deportation. Many cite the President-elect’s campaign promises to ramp up immigration enforcement and increase deportations as the primary driver of their decisions. Families are uprooting their lives, selling possessions, and returning. . .