Deported Texas DACA Recipient Returned to U.S. Freed After Detainment
Federal officials freed José Contreras Díaz after he was deported to Honduras and rearrested in Texas, where 261 DACA recipients were arrested from January to November 2025.
- On Thursday, federal officials freed 30-year-old José Contreras Díaz, a South Texas resident, after he was deported to Honduras earlier this year and re-arrested upon returning to the United States.
- Contreras, an Edinburg resident, was previously deported after his mother missed a court appointment years ago, though lawyer Stacy Tolchin argued his Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status remained valid at arrest.
- Tolchin cited a federal judge's ruling in the case of 42-year-old Maria de Jesús Estrada Juárez, which labeled the deportation of DACA recipients a "flagrant violation" of protections.
- Despite his release, the Department of Homeland Security warned agents could still deport Contreras, who is eager to reunite with his wife and 2-month-old son in the Rio Grande Valley.
- Since President Trump returned to office, at least 261 DACA recipients have been arrested, with between 86 and 174 deported according to figures requested by Congress.
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By Elvin Sandoval and Rafael Romo, CNN en Español “I was living the American dream,” says Axel Archaga Ríos. Everything turned into a nightmare after he was stopped by a traffic officer and subsequently deported to Honduras, his native country, of which he has only vague memories. The 18-year-old student, who aspired to join the U.S. Army, now spends his days afraid to go outside in a Tegucigalpa neighborhood controlled by gangs.
José Contreras Díaz, a beneficiary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), was released on Thursday from the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (ICE) detention center Port Isabel, south of Texas. The 30-year-old Honduran was more than three months separated from his family: ICE arrested him and deported him earlier this year. Following his lawyers’ claim, he was returned to the United States with a parole, but the agency s…
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