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Maria Villarroel

Growing Number of Migrants Leave U.S. Voluntarily As Trump Admin Ramps Up Mass Deportation Plans

A group of migrants wait to be processed after crossing the Rio Grande river on April 02, 2024 in El Paso, Texas. (Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty Images)

As the Trump administration seeks to ramp up its mass deportation efforts, many migrants are opting to go back home despite the dire conditions and dangers they might face there.

That is the case of Jessika Cifuentes, a 51-year-old Guatemalan migrant who had been in the U.S. for 14 years. In Utah, he ran her own business, forged strong community ties and even became a U.S. citizen.

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