Fear of ICE Arrests Triggers Wave of Self-Deportations—Is America Losing Control of Its Borders?

In the shadows of Tucson, Arizona, a Colombian mother’s agonizing decision to leave America with her children exposes a troubling reality: when immigration enforcement fosters terror rather than respect for law, national security suffers—and so do American families. When Fear Replaces Security, Who Wins? Yarlidis Goez-Santos chose to self-deport this week, driven by a powerful fear—that her children would witness the trauma of an ICE arrest. After years living in uncertainty and danger, including the abrupt deportation of her husband from his workplace, Goez-Santos faced a grim choice: remain paralyzed under the threat or leave behind their hopes for safety...