- Jessica Treviño, a 34-year-old Texas mother legally residing in the U.S. under the DACA program, was deported to Mexico and subsequently had her DACA status revoked for "unauthorized travel," a direct consequence of her forced removal.
- Treviño and her husband were arrested in December in a South Texas Home Depot parking lot and deported, leaving their three U.S. citizen children with family on the U.S. side of the border.
- Brought to the U.S. at age seven, Treviño received DACA status at 20, a program that allows individuals brought to the U.S. as children to remain and work, but prohibits travel outside the country.
- Her attorney, David Rozas, filed a federal lawsuit seeking judicial intervention to declare her expulsion unlawful, mandate her return to the U.S., and ensure her DACA status remains valid.
- While the Department of Homeland Security claimed Treviño "knowingly accepted voluntary departure," she denies signing any forms or desiring deportation, with advocates viewing her case as part of a broader effort to undermine DACA.
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