DHS cites Texas mother's deportation as 'unauthorized travel' and ends her DACA status

DHS cited a Texas mother’s deportation as “unauthorized travel” and moved to end her DACA status, prompting a lawsuit against the federal government. Jessica Treviño, 34, filed in federal court, seeking intervention after U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services sent notice that it intended to terminate her DACA because she traveled outside the United States “on or about March 25, 2026”—the same day the Department of Homeland Security deported her. Treviño was brought to the U.S. at age 7 and later received legal permission to stay through DACA. Federal agents arrested Treviño and her husband in December in South Texas; all three children, U.S. citizens, remained with family across the border near Brownsville. The DHS notice also referenced claims about her husband’s status. Her attorney asked a judge in Brownsville to declare the deportation unlawful and restore her DACA.