Immigrant voluntary departures surge as asylum claims are abandoned under Trump, Vera Institute court data shows.
Immigrants are voluntarily giving up their humanitarian protection claims and leaving the U.S. in exponentially higher numbers under the Trump administration, according to court data obtained by the Vera Institute of Justice and shared with The Washington Post.
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