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Why a local union farmworker chose to "voluntarily depart" the United States

Last week, well-known labor organizer Alfredo Juarez Zeferino – nicknamed Lelo – announced he would “voluntarily depart” after being held for months in Tacoma’s ICE processing center.

KUOW Race, Identity, and Immigration Reporter Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez was there when Zeferino’s lawyer told supporters outside the ICE facility what Lelo had decided.

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KUOW Race, Identity, and Immigration Reporter Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez

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