After Over 20 Years in America, Lady Deports Herself Back Home, Shares Who Made Her Leave US
- A lady self-deported from the United States with her brother, after living there for more than 20 years
- According to the lady, she was living in America under the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and she decided to deport herself back to her home country.
- She mentioned who made her relocate from the US and her post generated a buzz online
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After more than two decades in the US, a lady has self-deported to her motherland, and shared a moving video.
Source: UGC
The lady broke the news on TikTok with a video detailing how she took two flights with her brother and arrived in Cameroon.
Why lady left US
In a voice-over on her TikTok video, the lady explained that she was on Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Cameroon but had to leave the US due to President Donald Trump.
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Her reason for leaving might be connected to Trump's fierce immigration crackdown, which was received with mixed feelings.
"For context, I have been in the US for over 20 years, and I was on TPS (Temporary Protection Status) for Cameroon, and Trump said goodbye," she said.
She noted that she hadn't been home in over 11 years. She appreciated Chicago for raising her. In her words:
"...I haven't been home in over 11 years so, this is a really big journey for me. I was going through a lot. A couple of months before this.
"Shoutout to Chicago, the city that raised me..."
Source: TikTok
Watch her video below:
Lady's self-deportation story generates reactions
TUKO has compiled some reactions to the lady's story below:
Anggely Calzadilla said:
"TPS stands for: “Temporary Protection Status” and is a protection for people that come from certain countries in crisis (not that many countries). This permit allows you to stay legally and work but not for any other benefit, without the possibility to get the citizenship through this permit. To clarify if you have TPS you are ALLOWED to STAY LEGALLY in the US."
thelastmango said:
"America is going to realize what a brain drain this is for their country. The reason they were able to drive technology has been by taking all of the best and brightest from the world because ppl wanted to go there. They will find out."
Herr Nosa 🇳🇬 🇩🇪 🇫🇮 said:
"Why didn't you get citizenship since you lived there for over 20 years?"
ebiela said:
"U were here for 20 YEARS… since 2005.. and it didn’t strike you “hmm maybe I should I apply for my citizenship??” You had so much time before things got really bad in the US … that is on you."
Carl Lane-fitsomm said:
"I'm African American, born and raised. I'm moving to Rwanda from the US and starting a denim brand. You will triumph."
Daija Torres said:
"I miss you so much 😭😭 I can’t believe we had to say goodbye to you."
𝓜.𝓝.𝓦♠️ said:
"There’s no way in hell I’m coming back to Cameroon after leaving."
Kenyan man deports self
In other news, a Kenyan man known as Samuel Kang'ethe also deported himself after 16 years in the United States.
Kang'ethe was married to Latavia for seven years and had three children with her: 13-year-old Dwight, 11-year-old Hailey, and five-year-old Ella.
But he packed his belongings into two bags and moved back to Kenya.
Source: Legit.ng
