Veteran Self-Deports to Mexico to Live in Exile
Clip: Season 2021 Episode 2 | 2m 28sVideo has Closed Captions
Valente Valenzuela shares his emotional turmoil after receiving his removal notice.
While Manuel Valenzuela heads east to Washington D.C., his brother Valente Valenzuela heads south to Chihuahua, Mexico to self-deport and live in exile. Valente shares the emotional turmoil he has faced since receiving his removal notice — including his suicidal thoughts. “This is not what America is supposed to be,” Valente says. He tosses his war medals into the Rio Grande in disappointment.
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Veteran Self-Deports to Mexico to Live in Exile
Clip: Season 2021 Episode 2 | 2m 28sVideo has Closed Captions
While Manuel Valenzuela heads east to Washington D.C., his brother Valente Valenzuela heads south to Chihuahua, Mexico to self-deport and live in exile. Valente shares the emotional turmoil he has faced since receiving his removal notice — including his suicidal thoughts. “This is not what America is supposed to be,” Valente says. He tosses his war medals into the Rio Grande in disappointment.
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