Texas Father Among DACA Recipients Trump Administration Now Targeting for Deportation

Texas Father Among DACA Recipients Trump Administration Now Targeting for Deportation

By Uriel J. García, The Texas Tribune On a February afternoon, after pumping breast milk, Stephanie Villarreal sent her husband Juan Chavez Velasco to the hospital to drop off the milk at the neonatal intensive care unit for their 12-day-old daughter, who was born 10 weeks prematurely. As Chavez, 35, drove from his home in Weslaco, black and white SUVs flashing police lights surrounded his car. He pulled to the curb, thinking they were after som…

Trump Administration Moves to Make It Easier to Deport 500,000 Plus DACA Recipients

The Trump administration moved in 2025 to ease the deportation of more than 500,000 recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program across the United States. Officials said the administration argued that DACA does not grant legal status and only deprioritizes deportation, citing a Board of Immigration Appeals ruling that DACA status alone does not protect recipients from removal. Officials also disclosed conflicting figur…