Overview

• Activists say as many as 20 Dreamers are in ICE custody despite participation in the Obama-era program intended to protect them from deportation.
• ICE confirmed at least two DACA recipients were arrested in El Paso and remain in local detention centers.
• The agency told reporters the El Paso detainees had been arrested on criminal charges and therefore face deportation.
• Advocates for those detained counter that some individuals had been cleared of wrongdoing before being taken into immigration custody.
• Groups including FWD.us and United We Dream argue the arrests are part of a broader push to dismantle DACA, intensifying fear within the community as legal and policy fights continue.