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Pedro Camacho

Trump's Self-Deportation Campaign Is Even Leading U.S. Citizens To Seek Refuge Abroad: Report

President Donald Trump (Credit: Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

The Trump administration's efforts to pressure undocumented immigrants to self-deport have increasingly affected people who are not in that category, prompting some to consider leaving the country anyway, according to new a report.

The administration's campaign, launched in March, offered $1,000 and a free flight to undocumented individuals who voluntarily left the country. Initially targeting immigrants with criminal records, the effort has expanded to anyone without legal authorization, including those protected under DACA and known as Dreamers.

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