Steve Cortes, president of the League of American Workers, said that rising self-deportations reflect U.S. immigration trends while also criticizing crime and safety in Chicago. This statement was made in a press release.

"We now have well over a million self-deportations and climbing and counting," said Cortes. "I think Eswatini is probably a lot safer than Chicago, quite frankly. Our street had private armed security."

U.S. immigration enforcement has expanded as debate over "self-deportation" intensifies. According to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) FY2024 Annual Report, the agency carried out 271,484 removals, nearly double the 142,580 in FY2023. Officials noted that removals include voluntary returns and departures, categories often linked to self-deportation in politi

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