Judge orders Trump administration to bring back DACA recipient deported to Mexico

Key Summary

• A federal judge ruled that the deportation of a DACA recipient was a “flagrant violation” of the law and
ordered the government to bring her back to the United States
• The woman was actively protected under DACA, yet was detained and deported to Mexico within 24 hours
• The judge emphasized that
DACA provides real legal protection, not just discretionary enforcement leniency
and that her constitutional due process rights were violated
• The government argued the deportation was valid due to an old removal order, but
the court rejected this and called it an “extreme circumstance”
• As a result,
the administration was ordered to facilitate her return by March 30

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/0...uling-00841604