TAMPA, Fla. — Over the past year, more than two million immigrants have left the U.S. Some were deported. Others chose to self-deport because of stricter immigration enforcement policies.

And those changes have had an affect on families still here.

What You Need To Know • Im/Migrant Well-Being Research Center issued the ‘ Behind Immigration Policies ’ report this month • The report dives into the current realities facing immigrant parents and U.S. citizen children of Florida • Lizette is an immigrant who shares her concerns and how life has changed for her over the past year

Painting has become an everyday hobby for Lizette.

“I can disconnect a bit from a long workday, and it relieves my stress. I just feel calm doing this," she said.

It’s an escape from the reality of her situa

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