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CBP Opens Internal Probe After Alleged Bribe Demand in DACA Recipient’s Removal

His experience reveals how expedited removal can swiftly strip DACA recipients of protections over routine travel errors.

Activists hold a banner in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on June 18, 2020.
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Overview

  • Under expedited removal, Hernandez cannot seek bond or a formal hearing and faces fast-tracked deportation to El Salvador.
  • He lost his DACA protections on June 1 after crossing into Mexico without advance parole when he missed an exit in San Ysidro.
  • Attorney Valerie Sigamani lodged an FBI complaint accusing Customs and Border Protection officers of demanding an $800 bribe to readmit Hernandez.
  • The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Professional Responsibility has begun reviewing the corruption allegation against CBP agents.
  • Hernandez’s U.S. citizen wife is now caring for their young daughter alone as she prepares for the arrival of their son in August.