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First Dreamer Deported under trump

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Federal agents have deported the first “Dreamer” of President Trump’s tenure so far, according to an examination of his administration’s immigration policies.

Juan Manuel Montes, who first arrived in the U.S. at age 9, is now in his native Mexico despite having active protection under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, USA Today reported Tuesday.

“Some people told me that they were going to deport me; others said nothing would happen,” Montes said from his aunt and uncle’s home in western Mexico.

“I thought that if I kept my nose clean nothing would happen,” he added, requesting the exact location of his whereabouts remain unknown.
USA Today said a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CPB) officer approached Montes, 23, the evening of Feb. 17 in Calexico, Calif.

Montes had left his wallet in a friend’s car, meaning he could not display his ID or DACA status during the encounter. The “Dreamer” ended up in Mexico hours later, USA Today continued, after agents told him he could not retrieve his documents.

USA Today added that Montes was twice granted deportation protections under DACA before his ejection in February.

DACA lets qualifying undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children obtain work permits and relief from deportation based on their migratory status.

Former President Barack Obama first implemented the policy in June 2012, and it now boasts 750,000 participants.

Trump vowed to end DACA during his 2016 election campaign, but has since spoken sympathetically of the young people benefiting from it.

“DACA is a very, very difficult subject for me,” he said in February, adding he hoped to tackle the issue “with heart.”

United We Dream, an advocacy organization made up of DACA enrollees and other young immigrants, says at least 10 so-called “Dreamers” are in federal custody.

The Trump administration has said DACA recipients are not a deportation priority, with its focus instead being criminal undocumented immigrants.

http://thehill.com/latino/329389-fir...ed-under-trump