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Oaxacan father deported after years of remittances funded children's schooling

Aug 23, 2026·Location: TX

Country of origin: Mexico

Oaxacan father deported after years of remittances funded children's schooling

Santiago, a father from Oaxaca, Mexico, was deported after years of working in the United States and sending remittances that funded his children's education, including one child who recently graduated with a specialty in gastronomy. He was held at an ICE detention center in Texas before being flown to Tulum without money or belongings, and relied on relatives to pay for a flight home.

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