U.S. Hits Self-Deported Immigrant in Mexico with $1.8 Million Fine

A 43-year-old man who voluntarily relocated to Guadalajara, Mexico, after living decades as an undocumented immigrant in California was hit with a $1.8 million fine by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for failing to comply with a 2009 deportation order. Hector “Alessandro” Negrete was brought to the U.S. as an infant. After struggling for years to acquire legal status, Negrete left …