California family leaves the U.S. over fear of ICE raids

The family of five from Chula Vista, California, left for Mexico due to the recent raids across the country by ICE.

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[Nadasei]

28 years and the father didn’t renew the paperwork?

[manzion]

State of California government applauds this solution to housing shortage.

[kingofwishfulthinking]

This is called “self-deportation”, and is the preferred method of deportation for ICE, because they don’t have to go down to residences and knock on doors

[carlfrye]

Parents had 16 years to start the paperwork....?
Medicaid used for health care?

[aimeport]

Didn’t get a citizenship or your visas sorted out from 97 that’s crazy

GUESS THAT MEANS THEY'RE ILLEGAL!!

[dontusemyinformationgoogle]

Bro this is hilarious. How do you live here for 30 years and not get a citizenship.

[charlesbarkely]

So they aren’t a California family and never were

[maryholter]

If your visa is near expiration then begin the process of renewing it. Family has had 28 years to file paperwork.

[BenjaminFallen-ixnf]

Thanks for leaving without us having to pay for it.. that was the responsible thing to do

[dailychaos]

Aren't there high schools and colleges in Mexico?

[preppingwarrior]

They wouldn’t be living in fear if only they came to America legally.

[shockwave]

I'm so glad to see the comment section making it apparent that the majority of viewers are not falling for the shallow attempt by MSM to emotionally blackmail us into thinking what these people did was OK.

[TreyWK]

Well if you fear the ice raids then maybe you shouldn't be here in the first place

[meowmeowmeowser]

Well if you lived here for years and didn’t go through becoming a citizen that’s a YOU problem and not a US Citizen problem

[mikesskyranch]

They are a family from Mexico… That are here illegally…. Why don’t you do a story on immigrants that did it the right way and followed, the law and became citizens …Your channel is promoting people that broke laws….

[carlosk]

Here for nearly 30 years and never even tried to apply for legal residency, It's pretty much their own faults.

[ouroboros]

Here illegally? You should be in fear.

[cyrusfenyx]

Sad, just sad. They knew all the information and still decided to not get themselves a citizenship. It's not about being poor at that point it's complete laziness.
Cry Me A river.

[pennypay]

'We're in between limbos'? No; you're 'in limbo'.