A father self-deported to Cuba with hopes of returning to care for sick daughter in U.S.

Deivy Aleman had crossed the southern border seven years ago and had been regularly checking in with ICE, but was told in his last meeting he'd be deported if he didn't leave.

After living in the U.S. for seven years, Deivy Aleman self-deported to Cuba over the weekend.

“Returning has been one of the toughest decisions in my life,” Aleman told NBC in an exclusive interview from Palmira, a town outside the city of Cienfuegos in the southern central part of the island.

NBC cameras were there when Aleman had to say goodbye to his family at Miami International Airport.

Aleman, 40, crossed the southern border seven years ago and had been issued an I-220B, or Order of Supervision, which is a deportation order that still allows an undocumented immigrant to stay in the U.S. as long as they have regular ICE check-ins, like Aleman did. But under the Trump administration, immigrants with I-220B are being deported.

Aleman decided to self-deport after an appointment with immigration officials, where he was told that if he did not self-deport, he would never be able to enter the U.S.