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Mexican man deported after years working to repay $16,000 debt

Aug 23, 2026·Location: TX

Country of origin: Mexico

Mexican man deported after years working to repay $16,000 debt

David, from Querétaro, Mexico, was deported after working in the United States for more than two years to repay a $16,000 debt he borrowed to make the trip north. He was held at an ICE detention center in Texas before being flown to Tulum, arriving with no money or belongings and relying on family and friends to pay for a domestic flight home. He returned to Mexico with no savings and no job.

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