Salvadoran asylee self-deports after immigration raid at factory
Sep 6, 2025·Location: Fulton, NY
Country of origin: El Salvador

Hilda Gloria Yanez-Zavala, who came to the U.S. from El Salvador three years ago and was granted asylum, was detained during an immigration raid at a factory in Cato where she worked legally. She was separated from her two sons and held in detention for a month before deciding to self-deport. Her two sons remained in America.
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