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‘There are no limits on being a target': Why this family is self-deporting to Mexico

‘There are no limits on being a target': Why this family is self-deporting to Mexico

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Fearing increased immigration enforcement, undocumented immigrant Julio Mendoza and his American wife, Sasha, made the difficult decision to self-deport to Mexico with their three children, all of whom are US Citizens. CNN's Priscilla Alvarez reports.
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