DACA recipient deported to Mexico despite valid status, separated from three U.S. citizen children
Sep 26, 2026·Location: Alamo, TX
Country of origin: Mexico

Jessica Trevino (also spelled Treviño), a DACA recipient in her mid-30s who arrived in the U.S. from Mexico as a young child and lived in Texas her entire life, was arrested by ICE agents on December 28, 2025, as she left church with her family in the Rio Grande Valley. Unmarked vehicles rammed the family's car in a Home Depot parking lot, agents struck her husband Juan with a baton, and shoved their 14-year-old daughter against the vehicle hard enough to bruise her. Trevino worked in an elementary school cafeteria and had no criminal record; her DACA status remained valid at the time. After nearly three months in ICE custody, she was deported to Matamoros, Mexico on March 25, 2026, despite disputing that she consented to a 'voluntary departure' order. Her three U.S. citizen children, ages 16, 14, and 13, remained in Texas with relatives. USCIS later moved to terminate her DACA status, citing unauthorized travel. Her family filed a federal lawsuit seeking her return and restoration of her status, though a federal judge has since recommended dismissal on jurisdictional grounds.
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Sources
- ICE Deports DACA Mom, Then Accuses Her of 'Unauthorized Travel'
Newsweek·Jul 31, 2026·archived copy
- Protected but deported anyway, as Trump goes after ‘dreamers’
straitstimes.com·Jul 13, 2026·archived copy
- FWD.us and LUPE Condemn Unlawful Deportation of Active DACA Recipient, Jessica Treviño, and Demand Immediate Return to Her Three U.S. Citizen Children
- As Trump Administration Deports ‘Dreamers,’ Their U.S. Citizen Children Must Navigate Life Without Them
crimjj.wordpress.com·Jun 18, 2026·archived copy
- The Trump administration is deporting ‘Dreamers.’ Their kids are paying for it.
ms.now·Jun 17, 2026·archived copy
- U.S. cites ‘unauthorized travel’ to end DACA status for a mother of 3 deported to Mexico
washingtontimes.com·Jul 30, 2026·archived copy
- US cites ‘unauthorized travel’ to end DACA status for deported mother
independent.co.uk·Jul 31, 2026·archived copy
the-independent.com·Jul 31, 2026·archived copy
- ‘No child should have to go through this’: The lives of three siblings in Texas after their parents’ deportation
english.elpais.com·Aug 10, 2026·archived copy
- Deported DACA Recipient Sues Federal Government to Return to the U.S.
eyesonice.net·Sep 26, 2026
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