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“My Husband Self-Deported So He Could Be Free”

As ICE raids intensify, a New Jersey woman’s heartbreak spotlights a growing wave of mixed-status couples choosing exile over the trauma of detention.

Pablo Manríquez
Oct 14, 2025
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WASHINGTON — Julie Moreno came home alone.

The U.S. citizen from New Jersey landed at Newark Airport this week after accompanying her husband, Nef, across the border to Mexico — a journey that marked …

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