DACA recipient nurse's assistant detained after traffic stop, released on habeas corpus
May 21, 2026·Location: Rio Grande Valley, TX
Country of origin: Mexico

Yenniffer Natalia England, a 32-year-old DACA recipient and nurse's assistant with valid work authorization through 2027, was detained by Texas state troopers on February 16, 2026, after a traffic stop for a suspended driver's license stemming from an unpaid speeding ticket. She was arrested while driving her brother and daughter to get tacos. ICE agents were tipped off by county jail staff and transferred her to El Valle Detention Facility in Raymondville, Texas. During her nearly three-month detention, her two daughters, ages 12 and 14, remained without her care. Her brother Francisco De La Rosa stated: "This is just tearing us apart. She's like the glue that keeps our family together." Community supporters from La Union del Pueblo Entero (LUPE) organized protests calling for her release. An immigration judge initially denied her bond and issued a deportation order despite her legal DACA status and 28-year residence in the United States. On May 21, 2026, a federal judge granted England a writ of habeas corpus, ordering her release on the condition of wearing an ankle monitor.
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- De la renovación al abismo: El drama de Yenniffer Natalia, la dreamer mexicana a un paso de la deportación por una licencia de conducir vencida
Univision·May 5, 2026·archived copy
- cbs42.com
- Family of detained Valley DACA recipient calls for her release
- Donna DACA recipient released from ICE custody
- ICE raids hit immigration aid nonprofit
Texas Tribune·May 29, 2026·archived copy
- A Traffic Stop, Three Months in ICE Detention, and a Deportation Order: How Texas’s Immigration Crackdown Is Sweeping Up DACA Recipients
theborderchronicle.com·Jun 18, 2026·archived copy
- KXAN
- Border Report
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- DACA Nurse’s Assistant Detained by ICE in Texas Faces Possible Deportation » ¡Que Onda Magazine!
queondamagazine.com·May 6, 2026·archived copy
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