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DACA recipient deported from immigration appointment reunites with family after five weeks

Feb 17, 2026·Location: McAllen, TX

Country of origin: Mexico

DACA recipient deported from immigration appointment reunites with family after five weeks
Photo via Border Report

Luis Roldan-Cerda, a DACA recipient, was detained and deported by ICE on February 17, 2026, after attending a biometric appointment for his U visa application at an immigration office in McAllen, Texas. He was deported to Reynosa, Mexico, and spent more than five weeks stranded there, witnessing cartel violence in the city. A federal judge ordered his return to the United States, and he was reunited with his wife Denisse Garcia and their children. Roldan-Cerda, who was brought to the U.S. at age three, said he was grateful to be back with his family and planned to return to his job as an electrician.

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