Texas Mother Fights Deportation and DACA Revocation after Forced Removal

A Texas mother is fighting to regain her DACA status after being deported to Mexico and having it revoked due to 'unauthorized travel'. Jessica Treviño, 34, was living in the US under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program when she and her husband were arrested in December. They were followed by federal agents into a Home Depot parking lot in South Texas, where both were deported.

Treviño's DACA status, which was most recently authorized until April 2027, was revoked after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) claimed she knowingly accepted voluntary departure and waived appeal. However, Treviño maintains that she did not sign any forms at the ICE detention facility and had no desire to be deported.

Treviño's attorney has filed a federal lawsuit seeking judicial intervention, arguing that her deportation was unlawful. The lawsuit asks a federal judge in Brownsville to declare her expulsion unlawful, mandate the government facilitate Treviño's return to the US, and ensure her DACA status remains valid.