The Trump administration must bring a DACA recipient it deported to Mexico back to the U.S. within seven days, a federal judge ordered Tuesday.
U.S. District Judge Dena Coggins found the federal government flagrantly violated Maria de Jesus Estrada Juarez’s protections from deportation under her active Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status when it removed her on Feb. 19.
Immigration authorities arrested Estrada Juarez during an interview to obtain permanent residency and deported her less than 24 hours later. She entered the U.S. without authorization at 15 years old and has lived in the country for nearly 30 years, maintaining DACA status since 2013.