Mexican Father Self-Deports After Leaving Family of 19 Years

The Rivera family from Raleigh, NC, faced an emotional farewell as Fidel Rivera, who has lived in the U.S. for 30 years without legal status, chose to self-deport to Mexico due to fears of arrest under the Trump administration’s immigration policies. Despite being married to a U.S. citizen and having two U.S. citizen daughters, Rivera’s lack of legal status forced him to leave his family behind to ensure their safety.

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