CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A Corpus Christi man has returned to Mexico after being detained by local deputies participating in a federal immigration enforcement partnership that critics say expands federal authority to local law enforcement.
Adrian Vigil, a 38-year-old roofer originally from Mexico, chose to self-deport on Friday after spending nearly a month in custody following a traffic stop in Nueces County.
Vigil had lived in Corpus Christi for 13 years before the February arrest, having originally entered the country legally from Mexico…