Overview

• Immigrant groups report that close to 20 people with active DACA protections have been detained by federal agents in recent weeks.
• ICE confirms at least two DACA recipients were arrested in El Paso on criminal charges and are in removal proceedings.
• ICE identifies Paulo Cesar Gamez Lira as a criminal alien based on 2016 arrests, while his wife alleges a warrantless, forcible arrest in front of their children.
• Catalina “Xochitl” Santiago was detained at El Paso International Airport on Aug. 3, and an immigration judge terminated her case on Sept. 8 as ICE sought the judge’s recusal and reconsideration.
• FWD.us and United We Dream describe the arrests as part of a strategy to weaken DACA, and Democratic senators raised concerns about the targeting of Dreamers.