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Podcast: WBEZ News
Episode: Labeled a gang member and deported, Chicagoan restarts in his Mexican hometown
Description: The Trump administration deported hundreds of people from the Chicago area last fall.
We’ve heard a lot about their arrests, but rarely how they try to rebuild their lives after the trauma of being sent back.
One of them is a beloved Southwest Side neighbor who lived in Chicago for decades and was removed after being labeled a gang member. Like most people arrested, he did not have a criminal record, despite claims by the government.
HOST: MELBA