In search of the 'Mexican dream': the struggle of Trump's deportees to find their way on the other side of the border

Iván Porras accepted being transferred from a detention center for migrants in Las Vegas to one in Otero, New Mexico, thinking it would be an opportunity to continue his immigration process near his young daughter. A year after his deportation, he now understands that this transfer was a tactic of Donald Trump's administration to circumvent the legal protections that kept him in the country. The article explores the struggle of deported migrants trying to rebuild their lives on the other side of the border, seeking what is described as the "Mexican dream." Iván's story illustrates the strategies used by American immigration authorities to process and remove migrants from United States territory, often transferring them to detention centers in states with stricter immigration policies. This reality reflects a broader pattern of immigration policies implemented during the Trump administration that affected thousands of immigrant families.