Melissa Sanchez

“I don’t want to be here anymore”: They tried to self-deport, then got stranded in Trump’s America

“I don’t want to be here anymore”: They tried to self-deport, then got stranded in Trump’s America

“I don’t want to be here anymore”: They tried to self-deport, then got stranded in Trump’s America

Melissa Sanchez October 15, 2025

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