Lady Records Emotional Video as She Self-Deports From America and Returns to Cameroon
- A US-based lady moved back to her home country after living in America for more than 20 years
- The lady shared her journey on TikTok, noting that she and her family decided to self-deport from the USA
- She said she was raised in Chicago, but they had to return to Cameroon after the Donald Trump administration tightened immigration rules
A lady was emotional on the day she and her family moved back to Cameroon, where they originally came from.
She documented their journey in a TikTok video, which now has over 1 million views.
Source: TikTok
According to the lady identified on TikTok as Amelie, she was raised in Chicago, and she has lived in America for over 20 years.
The administration of President Donald Trump tightened immigration rules, upending the lives of many people in the country.
Amelie and her family were also affected, hence the decision to self-deport to Cameroon.
She captured the whole feeling in the sentences she used to introduce the video.
"Welcome to my journey of reclaiming my motherland, Cameroon. In the past 6 months, I’ve gone through the highest of the highs and the lowest of the lows."
Amelie said she hasn't visited Cameroon in 11 years 'until Trump said goodbye,' and they decided to hop on a plane.
Why Amelie was asked to leave the US
The family has now arrived in Cameroon, and Amelie, who is a writer, said she is taking some time to heal, read and enjoy the simple things of life.
She said:
"I'm a Cameroonian-born writer with an American spirit. I moved with my family to the United States in 2003. We settled down in Chicago.
"My dad worked for a very big company, so he kind of dropped us kids off there and then he went ahead and was working from a different countries. His job involves a lot of travel. I moved to the United States for eduction.
"So, from first grade to 8th grade, I was on a student's visa. 9th through 12th, F1 visa, college, F1 visa. That is about 17 years on a student visa."
She noted that there is no pathway for her to become an American citizen through a student visa.
She said she and her family were on the Temporary Protected Status (TPS), an immigration status that allows immigrants to stay in the US because of circumstances in their country that might cause them physical harm. This may include war or other forms of crisis.
She said that the Trump administration cancelled that status for her country, and her family was asked to leave voluntarily.
"The Trump administration was like we are gonna give you guys two months so you can prepare to leave. My issue is not that you are telling me I need to leave. I don't care, I will leave, because honestly, it's worth the headaches. My thing is that they did not give us the proper time to let us know that 'we are cancelling'. They didn't do that."
"I had actually ended up getting a new job, my highest paying job ever in LA. I was getting paid $60,000. That's nothing but it was something to me."
However, she said she is happy to be back in Cameroon and to reconnect with her roots.
Watch the video below:
Reactions as lady, family voluntarily leaves US
@mwn said:
"There’s no way in hell I’m coming back to Cameroon after leaving."
@Daija Torres said:
"I miss you so much. I can’t believe we had to say goodbye to you."
@Brittani said:
"I can’t imagine an America without immigrants…"
@Carl Lane-fitsomm said:
"I'm African American, born and raised. I'm moving to Rwanda from the US and starting a denim brand. You will triumph."
@Palmer said:
"I hate this. MAGA is so cruel. I hope though that you find peace and success in Cameroon."
@Shamaine Andrew said:
"Can I ask what prevented you from getting citizenship after being there for 20 years?"
@mcmiltoo said:
"Hello? Cameroon 🇨🇲 is not for the weak. Anyway you're welcome. Home is home."
@Mcarty Junior said:
"20 years and you didn't seek asylum. Welcome home. Things can only get better."
@thelastmango said:
"America is going to realize what a brain drain this is for their country. The reason they were able to drive technology has been by taking all of the best and brightest from the world because ppl wanted to go there. They will find out."
Khaby Lame self-deports from America
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Khaby Lame voluntarily left the United States after being detained in Las Vegas by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
The US ICE stated that Lame violated the terms of his visa, and this led to his being temporarily detained by immigration officials.
However, Lame, who entered the US on April 30 with a temporary visa, departed the country voluntarily on June 6.
Proofreading by Funmilayo Aremu, copy editor at Legit.ng.
Source: Legit.ng
