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U.S. Will Let Deported DACA Recipient Return on Parole

The reversal highlights mounting legal pressure on DHS over contested DACA deportations.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security seal is displayed in Washington on Jan. 24, 2026.
An ICE patch and badge are seen on a Department of Homeland Security agent while US Vice President JD Vance speaks U.S. Vice President JD Vance gives remarks following a roundtable discussion with local leaders and community members amid a surge of federal immigration authorities in the area, at Royalston Square on January 22, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Jose Contreras Diaz speaks on a video call from Honduras on April 14, 2026.

Overview

  • Immigration agents told José Contreras Diaz he will be paroled back to the Rio Grande Valley after his January deportation.
  • DHS has offered no public explanation for the change, and a spokesperson said DACA does not automatically protect people from removal.
  • ICE arrested Contreras Diaz during a routine check-in despite his active DACA, then deported him to Honduras, where he missed his son’s birth.
  • His attorney sent ICE a letter arguing the removal was unlawful and cited a judge’s order returning another deported DACA recipient, after which agents notified him he could come back.
  • A Justice Department appeals board recently ruled that immigration judges cannot end deportation cases solely because someone has DACA, a shift that could drive more removals.