Judge orders return of DACA recipient deported after green card appointment

U.S. District Judge Dena Coggins ordered the Trump administration on March 23, 2026, to return Maria de Jesús Estrada Juárez to the United States within seven days, ruling her removal a "flagrant violation" of her DACA protections and due process rights. ICE had detained Estrada Juárez during a scheduled green card interview in February and deported her to Mexico within 24 hours under a removal order issued when she was 15. She had lived in the U.S. for nearly 30 years and held DACA status since 2013. She crossed back through San Ysidro on March 30.