Border Patrol agents arrested a Mexican national enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program on suspicion of human smuggling, according to a social media post on Wednesday.
DACA recipients were not identified in the document. post He was deported after being arrested in X by the lead agent of the Border Patrol's El Centro Division. Approximately 830,000 people are enrolled in DACA. according to to the American Immigration Council. (Related: 'They're silently applauding': DCNF reporter reveals how Border Patrol agents feel about Greg Abbott's latest move)
A Mexican citizen with DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) privileges has been arrested for human smuggling.
DACA privileges are conditional on maintaining lawful conduct. This former DACA recipient no longer had those privileges and was deported to Mexico.#TrueChacoyote pic.twitter.com/TIVJkfJvZ7
— USBP Chief Patrol Agent Gregory K. Bovino (@USBPChiefELC) January 24, 2024
“A Mexican national with DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) privileges has been arrested for human smuggling,” USBP Chief Patrol Agent Gregory K. Bovino posted. “DACA privileges are conditional on maintaining lawful conduct. This former DACA recipient no longer has those privileges and was deported to Mexico. #TruChaCoyote”
The El Centro area covers 110 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border in Southern California's Imperial Valley, according to Customs and Border Protection. Website.
Former President Barack Obama announced this policy in June 2012. speech At the White House. A federal judge ruled in September that the program was illegal, but stopped short of ordering it to stop.
In the first two months of fiscal year 2024, which began Oct. 1, nearly 380,000 illegal immigrants were encountered at the U.S.-Mexico border. according to According to data released by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), there were 2,045,838 encounters in fiscal year 2023, 2,206,436 in fiscal year 2022, and 1,659,206 in fiscal year 2021. An additional 302,000 illegal immigrants entered the United States in December.
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