Abel leaves LA: self-deportation from Trump's America - documentary via US news | The Guardian — Abel Ortiz was brought from Mexico to LA when he was just two months old and has been​ living undocumented​ ever since. Now 38, he has a full life​ cutting hair, building a community, loving​ a city that has never fully loved him back.​ ​In a time of escalating ICE raids and the ache of uncertainty, Abel has made a radical decision: he’s leaving – not because he has to, but to escape perpetual limbo and be free to see the world Continue reading...

After 38 years in LA, undocumented immigrant Abel Ortiz chooses self-deportation to escape uncertainty and pursue freedom, as documented.

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