Southern California grandmother self-deports to Mexico, leaving family behind

Loved ones are heartbroken after a grandmother self-deported to Mexico, leaving her family behind after living in Southern California for 36 years. The woman, identified only as Regina, is a 51-year-old mother and grandmother who has lived in South Los Angeles since 1989. While working to gain citizenship in the U.S., she raised a family and was employed as a garment worker in L.A.’s Fashion District. As the Trump administration began increasing its immigration enforcement efforts, Julie Ear said he mother grew frightened over what her future would look like. “She was afraid they would come to her house,” Ear...