More immigrants choosing to self-deport, leaving family behind

To avoid being deported to a country they've never lived in, some immigrants are self-deporting. Voluntary departures are skyrocketing under President Trump.

By: Sophie Nieto-Munoz

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: September 9, 2026

Words: 1,600

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 4 days ago

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This is the second in a three-part series examining President Donald Trump’s mass deportation effort and its effect on New Jersey.

Julie Moreno knew the night Donald Trump won the 2024 election that her husband would have to leave the country.

“I almost quite literally had a nervous breakdown,” she said. “All this rhetoric, all of the clear organization they put in place for more detention, more deportation. It was …

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