"I didn't see another way forward. I had to make the decision to voluntarily depart, because above all else, there is a fear of arrest and detention as a woman and as a mother."
"If they give me a deportation order or arrest me, what would happen to my children? I have a baby and a 13-year-old son."
Victoria Hernandez fled Colombia three years ago after an armed group threatened her life. After escaping an ambush with her son, she sought asylum in the U.S. However, her asylum case was redirected to Honduras or Ecuador, leading her to choose self-deportation to avoid potential arrest and detention. Hernandez expressed concern for her children's safety and felt she had no other option. She is one of many immigrants in San Francisco facing similar challenges regarding their asylum cases and the threat of deportation.
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