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South L.A. Woman Self-Deports To Mexico, Leaving Behind Her Family
After arriving in Tijuana, Higuera took a flight to her hometown, Guerrero, Mexico, a place she hadn't visited in more than two decades.
June 12, 2025
A mother from South Los Angeles made the tough decision to self-deport to her hometown in Mexico after spending the last 36 years in the U.S.
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The woman's daughter, Julia Ear, documented the moment her family left their home for Tijuana on Saturday as the protest against immigration raids broke out across L.A.
"This was the hardest thing I've ever had to do," Ear's mother Regina Higuera said.
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