"This has been one of the most painful experiences of my life. I followed the rules. I trusted the system. And for that, I was ripped away from my daughter, Damaris, without warning. I'm home now - but what happened to me is wrong, and it should never happen to anyone."
"President Barack Obama created the DACA program in 2012 to enable undocumented immigrants who arrived as children to apply for work permits, saying it was 'the right thing to do' for children who graduated from U.S. schools, spoke fluent English and were 'Americans in their heart.'"
"Estrada, 42, is one of dozens, if not hundreds, of immigrants enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program who have been arrested and, in some cases, deported, since President Donald Trump started his second term."
Maria de Jesus Estrada Juarez was allowed to return to the U.S. after a judge ruled her deportation was unlawful. She was deported despite being enrolled in the DACA program, which protects immigrants who arrived as children. Estrada expressed the pain of being separated from her daughter and criticized the system for her deportation. Since President Trump's second term, many DACA recipients have faced deportation, raising concerns about the targeting of individuals who had previously cleared background checks.
Read at The Washington Post
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