They Tried to Self-Deport, Then Got Stranded in Trump’s America

They tried to self-deport, then got stranded in Trump’s America

ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Reporting Highlights Stoking Fear: The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has left many immigrants afraid of being detained and deported. Some have opted to leave the U.S. on their own. Broken Promises: The administration has promoted an app to help immigrants leave the U.S. and promised …

They Tried to Self-Deport, Then Got Stranded in Trump’s America

This article first appeared at Propublica, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox.She desperately wanted to get out of the country.It was mid-May and Pérez, a Venezuelan mother of two, couldn’t survive on her own in Chicago anymore. She’d been relying [...] The post They Tried to Self-Deport, Then Got Stranded in Trump’s America appeared first on Areyou…