Portuguese woman self-deporting after 12 years in New Bedford: ‘My heart and soul will be here’

An undocumented Portuguese woman living in New Bedford, Massachusetts, is packing her bags and preparing to leave the U.S. before Immigration and Customs Enforcement finds her and her family.

Vera, who asked to have her identity concealed, has decided to self-deport after living in the country illegally for 12 years.

“I’m leaving America, but my heart and my soul will be here,” she said…

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