ICE frees 'Dreamer' flight attendant, a Texas A&M grad, who was locked up after Mexico flight

[tacobell fan]

An exception?

Typically, Arroyo said, ICE would have made an exception for Saavedra because she is one of 700,000 DACA immigrants. 

But because of President Donald Trump's plan to end the policy and the ongoing legal battle over whether he has the authority to do so, that type of exception may no longer apply. 

A federal judge ruled in August that DACA can continue for now.

Watkins said ICE told them they are waiting to find out whether his wife's DACA's status is being revoked. DACA is a promise not to deport her, he said, so if it's revoked, Saavedra will be deported.

"If that's what they want to do, at least we'll know," Watkins said. 

A hearing has been set for April 4 where Arroyo expects to argue before a federal immigration judge that Saavedra should remain in the U.S.

Denise L. Gilman, director of the Immigration Clinic at the University of Texas School of Law, said Saavedra's detention was likely legal, though "a terrible idea," under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy.

Gilman said DACA holds little legal value for its recipients. Although they get a renewable permit to live and work in the U.S., DACA provides neither a permanent status nor a path to a permanent status. Instead, she said, it's an admission from the government that an individual holds low priority for detention and deportation.

"DACA never provided a path to long-term stability for young people living in the U.S.," Gilman said. "That's why there's been such a push for Congress to create a pathway to permanent legal status for DACA holders. DACA is just a temporary reprieve from deportation."

Gilman said she has never seen a case like Saavedra's, but other DACA recipients have been successful in making a legal argument about the expectations of "Dreamers" under DACA, and the need for the government to show good reason to violate those expectations. 

Saavedra's best option for citizenship, Gilman said, might be her marriage to a U.S. citizen.

Nelson came close to tears while she spoke about Saavedra's commitment to following the rules during Friday's press conference. 

"I think she puts a face on DACA recipients across the country and on people who ... are just trying to live their lives," Nelson said. "I think what it shows is that we have a completely broken system."

[MRI]

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[tacobell fan]

4 hours ago, MRI said:

enter ayyindey illegal ga malli ee edupulu okati veellaki

vallaki unna support legal ga enter ayyina neeku unda? Mana future next 10 years lo emi avvudho kuda teliyadhu same for them but they don't worry as much as we do because you did everything right still you are worried. 

[tacobell fan]

5 hours ago, MRI said:

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Note the after-the-fact grant of advance parole...to a DACA...due to social media pressure!