Since President Donald Trump returned to office in January 2025, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has deported 85 DACA recipients who had no criminal records, according to federal records obtained by U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro. Between January 1, 2025, and May 12, 2026, ICE took into custody 658 DACA recipients and applicants, with 169 remaining in detention nationwide as of May 12. DACA, created by President Barack Obama in 2012, provides temporary protection from deportation and work authorization to immigrants brought to the U.S. as children, though it does not confer permanent legal status.