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DACA Recipient Suits U.S. Over Deportation, Claims Unlawful Expulsion

7/31/2026

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Jessica Treviño, 34, sued the U.S. government after being deported to Matamoros, Mexico.
She left the United States on March 25, 2026, leading DHS to deem the travel unauthorized and USCIS to end her DACA status.
Attorney David Rozas asked a Brownsville judge to deem the expulsion unlawful and keep her DACA status.
A DHS letter to Richard J. Durbin said the Trump administration deported 86 DACA recipients and arrested 241 others.

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Story summary

Jessica Treviño, 34, sued the U.S. government after being deported to Matamoros, Mexico.
She left the United States on March 25, 2026, leading DHS to deem the travel unauthorized and USCIS to end her DACA status.
Attorney David Rozas asked a Brownsville judge to deem the expulsion unlawful and keep her DACA status.
A DHS letter to Richard J. Durbin said the Trump administration deported 86 DACA recipients and arrested 241 others.