DACA Recipient Arrested After She Publicly Expresses Fears of Removal
The immigration enforcement actions of the Trump administration continue to strike fear in immigrant communities from coast to coast. The latest: A 22-year-old immigrant who was in the process of renewing her status to remain in the country legally was detained by immigration agents shortly after she spoke at a news conference of her hope that “Dreamers” and other immigrants be given a path to citizenship.
Daniela Vargas, an Argentine citizen who was brought to the county when she was 7 and later received protection from deportation under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, was taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Jackson, Miss., as she and a friend drove from a rally and news conference, according to her attorney, Abigail Peterson.
KJ