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Deported DACA Recipient Files Federal Lawsuit Seeking Return to California

Attorneys argue Estrada Juarez was deported without due process despite active Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status and pending green card application.

A deported DACA recipient is asking a federal court to order her immediate return to the U.S., challenging the lawfulness of her speedy removal. Maria de Jesus Estrada Juarez’s deportation to Mexico garnered the attention of Democratic lawmakers who are pushing the Trump administration to allow her to return to the U.S. along with dozens of others who came to the country as children and held deportation protections under the Deferred Action for …

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Maria Estrada was arrested in the USCIS office, when she went to an interview by the Green Card and was deported to Mexico.

A beneficiary of the DACA program (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) filed a lawsuit against the federal government after, according to her lawyer, she was immediately arrested and deported to Mexico, without the opportunity to defend her case before a judge. Last month, María de Jesús Estrada went to an immigration appointment with her daughter, where she hoped to receive her permanent residence card. Instead of celebrating, both ended up…

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Los Angeles Times broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Wednesday, March 11, 2026.
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