Man, DACA recipient, deported to Mexico as he was returning to Kansas City

Deported DACA recipient home with family after harrowing experience

Evenezer Cortez Martinez, a DACA recipient who was deported, returned to Kansas on April 8.

DACA recipient returns home to Kansas City metro after deportation to Mexico

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- On Monday, FOX4 shared how a Roeland Park, Kansas man was denied entry back to the United States after visiting family in neighboring Mexico. Evenezer Cortez Martinez is a DACA recipient and has had renewal status for over a decade. His latest application was valid through October 2026. More KC-area orgs impacted by cuts to Museum and Library Services It was a short trip he was allowed and approved to take, according to…

Man, DACA recipient, deported to Mexico as he was returning to Kansas City

By Sam Hartle Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KSHB) — The status of a Roeland Park man deported to Mexico last month is up in the air as a Kansas City-based immigration attorney battles for his return in federal court. Evenezer Cortez Martinez, a father who is a DACA recipient, had traveled to Mexico City to be with family after his grandfather died. His travel back to Kansas City included a flight stopover on Mar…

Kansas City Man Deported After Visiting Family Grave in Mexico Returns Home – Knowhere News

Cortez Martinez, a DACA recipient and father of three from Kansas, feared he wouldn’t be able to return to the U.S. after traveling to Mexico, a country he left at the age of four. His family in Roeland Park embraced him in a tearful yet joyful reunion at Kansas City International Airport. More than two weeks earlier, U.S. Customs and Border Protection detained Cortez Martinez at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport after a short trip to Mexi…

Kansas City father deported after visiting family grave in Mexico is now back in the U.S.

Roeland Park resident Evenezer Cortez Martinez was protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. He sued the Trump administration after he was not allowed to reenter the country.

Roeland Park man deported after visiting Mexico is back home

By Mary Sanchez Evenezer Cortez Martinez is back on U.S. soil, landing in Kansas City Tuesday afternoon after being deported. The DACA recipient and Kansas father of three feared that he wouldn’t be able to return from Mexico, a country he left at the age of 4. His Roeland Park family embraced in a tearful […]