Inside the Struggle to ‘Self-Deport’

As ICE arrests surge, the Trump administration continues to offer free flights and thousands of dollars to migrants who chose to voluntarily return to their country – they call it self-deportation. But the decision to leave – and the logistics that come with it – is anything but straightforward. CNN recently traveled with one family as they prepared to head back to Venezuela, leaving their life in the US behind.

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Guest: Maeva Bambuck, CNN Cross-Platform Producer

Host: David Rind

Producer: Paola Ortiz

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