Jaime Valdiris’ journey as a Trump deportee: ‘It’s a very cruel thing’
The Colombian tells of the mistreatment to which US authorities subject migrants expelled after the Republican assumed the presidency
Jaime Valdiris’ heart was about to jump out of his chest. He had just crossed from Tijuana to San Diego and was running terrified along a highway full of vehicles. A white Ford stopped a centimeter before turning him into a pulp. A Border Guard helicopter crossed the mauve sky, broken by the first light of dawn. He understood that it was time to surrender and knelt with his hands behind his head. The police officer who stopped him made a face when he found out where he came from: “Fucking Colombian thief. Don’t you know Donald Trump?”
