Janie Pérez moves to Mexico with daughters to reunite with deported husband

6 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Apr 25

After her husband Alejandro was deported from Missouri to Mexico in March, Janie Pérez relocated 1,500 miles to Querétaro with their two young daughters, Luna and Lexie, despite not speaking Spanish.
The family faces significant challenges adapting to life in Mexico, including language barriers and emotional struggles, but Janie emphasizes the importance of keeping the family together over personal comfort.
Their story reflects the difficult choices faced by mixed-status families amid heightened US deportations since President Trump’s second term, with over a million US citizens married to undocumented immigrants facing similar dilemmas.

As thousands of US citizens follow deported spouses abroad, is a new American diaspora emerging?

What happens to the American dream when a US citizen must leave to keep her family together?

Could the proposed DIGNIDAD Act offer a lifeline to over a million mixed-status families like the Pérezes?

With a visa ban in place, can a US citizen realistically bring her deported husband home again?

While the US deports workers, data reveals a coming economic slowdown. Who will fill the jobs?

Deportations are rising, but public approval is falling. What is the future of immigration enforcement?