ICE Agents Arrest Former DACA Recipient in LA

An Azusa family is scared and frustrated after an immigration arrest has separated them just days before Christmas.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents took Daniella Ramirez, 23, into custody at 5:30 a.m. Friday while she was at work at the Marriott hotel in West Covina, according to family and friends.

Sonia Meza, a family friend, received a call from Ramirez, who said she was being arrested before the phone hung up.

Ramirez worked full time in the kitchen and as a receptionist at the hotel for the past two years. She entered the United States from Mexico as a 10-year-old girl with her older sister, Carmen. Both of them became DACA recipients.

Carmen said her sister graduated from Azusa High School and her DACA status expired two years ago when she intentionally didn’t renew it out of fear.

“She heard from somebody that she’s not supposed to renew it because they will send her to jail,” she said.

Daniella Ramirez has “no criminal record, nothing, just wanting to live the American dream. She was always worried because of the Trump administration,” Meza said.

Within the past year, ICE has begun reopening closed cases against DACA recipients with no criminal records.

Acting ICE press secretary Bryan D. Cox released a statement to NBCLA, which read in part:

“This is not new, or specific to DACA. That said, all cases that were formerly administratively closed are being re-calendared.”

'I'm not surprised what they doing right now. They do whatever they want to do,” Carmen said. “It’s like we don’t have a voice.”

Meza said she worries for her friend’s safety and is concerned something could happen to her.

It was not immediately clear why Ramirez was arrested. It could take at least two weeks until a hearing is scheduled.

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They are taking people now? Sounds like ICE is testing the waters to see what they can get away with

can someone say a heartless comment like: "she didn't renew she deserves to get deported" ?

Huh? Are people really this dumb and misinformed?

Feels like there’s more this than just this

”no criminal record, nothing, just wanting to live the American dream.”

Damn if that’s true, we are screwed and should be living in fear if scotus cuts us all off. I hope there really is more to this for our peace of mind *sigh*

Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals... Until they revoke the temporary permits. Then it’s a free for all.

How is she working without EAD?

Why didn't she renew? There's something fishy going on here because no one takes such decision without due diligence. Now it turns out her ignorance is her demise.

In a different note, ICE is just warming up or what? I grew up in West Covina and this is the first time I hear ICE is around. Scary shit.

I can't imagine why she wouldn't renew unless there was something else going on. Maybe her family pressured her into not renewing because it might out the rest of them for being here illegally. A 21 year old working to support family has a lot of pressure. Obviously, she's kind of screwed now.

She didnt renew so her own fault. There lol

“She heard from somebody that she’s not supposed to renew it because they will send her to jail,” she said.

Welp. Just cause you hear it doesn't make it true. If it were true there'd be a massive jailing of everyone.
You'd go to biometrics and they'd just arrest you.

Unfortunate that she will be spending Christmas alone and scared in detention, then new years in Mexico. They process them out quickly. Hopefully she has family in Mexico that can take her in and reintroduce her to Mexican society. Mexico is so much different than when your parents left. Might not even be that bad.

However, since I have no evidence of her criminality we will leave it as tentative and wait for the full results to be released, if they ever do.

Looks like she got caught up when her case got recalendared. No criminality.

White vans outside of her workplace, doing nothing but waiting for her. No ID badges on their black clothing of the arresting agents.

RENEW people. Fuck. This didn't have to happen. Should've just renewed.