Judge Rules ICE Illegally Arrested Former DACA Recipient
A judge ordered a former DACA recipient be released after finding ICE improperly arrested and unlawfully detained him.
A federal judge in Minnesota has ruled that the Trump administration illegally arrested Ivan De Haro Villagrana, a former Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipient. The judge found that Villagrana was improperly detained without a warrant during a traffic stop in North Dakota on September 22. Villagrana, a Mexican citizen who entered the U.S. as a child in 2002, obtained DACA protection in 2016 but had his protection revoked in 2021 following a DUI conviction.
The judge, U.S. District Judge John R. Tunheim, ordered Villagrana's release within 48 hours of the ruling, rejecting the government's arguments that his warrantless arrest and detention were lawful. The judge noted that Villagrana's participation in the DACA program and his prior interactions with authorities did not demonstrate an intention to evade detection.
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