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DACA Recipient Detained While Visiting Sick Daughter

3/19/2026

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  • Juan Chavez Velasco, a DACA recipient, was detained by ICE in Texas while en route to see his daughter in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
  • He has no criminal history and was removed from his family despite his DACA protection claim.
  • The Department of Homeland Security stated that DACA does not guarantee protection from deportation.
  • Chavez Velasco's attorney is seeking congressional assistance to prevent his deportation.