India, Jan. 16 -- A family that spent 11 years in the U.S. waiting for a Green Card has decided to self-deport, a member said in a Reddit post. In the post, the Reddit user called the experience "stressful" and emblematic of frustrations facing many immigrants today.

The family shared the decision in a post on the USCIS subreddit detailing the emotional and bureaucratic toll of the process.

The user described having their asylum approved after eight and a half years, only to continue waiting for the Green Card (Form I-485) for months after an interview.

They wrote that after nearly 11 years of living in the U.S. with lawful status but without permanent residency, their family chose to "self-deport" due to urgent personal circumstances ...