Harvard Grad Chooses Self-Deportation Amid Immigration Fears

Harvard Graduate's Self-Deportation Highlights Immigration Fears Mexico City, Mexico – Francisco Hernandez Corona's story is a poignant reflection of the challenges faced by undocumented immigrants in the United States. A Harvard graduate who crossed the US-Mexico border at age 10, Hernandez recently made the difficult decision to self-deport to Mexico with his husband, Irving. Hernandez's journey to Harvard was marked by perseverance and determination. He worked hard, earning his degree in clinical psychology. However, his undocumented status loomed large, despite repeated attempts to regularize it. "The fear was always there," Hernandez stated in the Univision interview, "but it intensified under the Trump administration's policies." The couple's decision to leave behind their life in the US was not taken lightly. They left behind careers, a home, and a future they had worked hard to build. Irving Hernandez, who is a US citizen, expressed the couple's hope to return to the US legally one day. Despite the challenges, the couple remains optimistic. Hernandez expressed his hope that his future children will one day attend Harvard. His story serves as a reminder of the human cost of complex immigration policies and the resilience of those who navigate them.