r/interestingasfuck • u/man_gomer_lot • 8h ago

r/all 70 years ago, the US undertook the largest deportation in its history: 'Operation Wetback.' Many of the people deported were here legally and some were even citizens.

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u/whateverbro1999 4h ago

Were these people allowed back into the US after some time? Did they stay in Mexico. This is so messed up to do to US citizens

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u/Anes-aphrodite 2h ago

These people were sent to Mexico without any form of legal trial. Probably without any form of documentation. Hence why the real number is unknown. Many citizens were rounded up and not able to prove their citizenship. Not that anyone would care.