{"id":246344,"date":"2026-04-01T06:45:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T06:45:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/246344\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T06:45:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T06:45:19","slug":"i-didnt-know-if-id-be-back-sacramento-mother-daca-recipient-returns-after-deportation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/246344\/","title":{"rendered":"‘I didn\u2019t know if I\u2019d be back’: Sacramento mother\/DACA recipient returns after deportation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Estrada Ju\u00e1rez came to the United States as a teenager and was later protected under DACA.<\/p>\n

SACRAMENTO, Calif. \u2014 A Sacramento\u00a0<\/a>mother who was deported after a routine immigration appointment is now back in the United States after a federal judge ruled her removal was unlawful.<\/p>\n

Maria De Jes\u00fas Estrada Ju\u00e1rez, a recipient of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, returned to Sacramento weeks after being deported to Mexico in mid-February. A federal judge ordered the government to bring her back, finding her deportation violated due process.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust two weeks ago, I didn’t know if I will ever be back home. I didn’t know when I will see my daughter again,\u201d Estrada Ju\u00e1rez said.<\/p>\n

Estrada Ju\u00e1rez came to the United States as a teenager and was later protected under DACA. She said she showed up for a green card interview but never made it home.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn’t get to prepare. I didn’t get to say goodbye. I didn\u2019t get a real chance to see a judge or defend myself,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Immigration agents detained her, citing an old removal order from when she was 15.<\/p>\n

Her attorney, Stacy Tolchin, said the process lacked basic legal protections.<\/p>\n

\u201cThings can go wrong, even for people who are doing everything right,\u201d Tolchin said.<\/p>\n

Tolchin said Estrada Ju\u00e1rez had no warning and no access to a lawyer.<\/p>\n

\u201cOh, it’s been terrible. It’s just been awful. I hope people understand how dire the situation is now. This is really a case where the law was not followed,\u201d Tolchin said.<\/p>\n

A federal judge later ruled the deportation was unlawful and ordered Estrada Ju\u00e1rez returned to the United States.<\/p>\n

Her daughter said the separation was sudden and devastating.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne moment she was with us, the next, she was gone,\u201d Damaris Beyo said.<\/p>\n

A longtime family friend and employer said the experience was shocking to witness.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou hear it all the time, but to see it up close and personal, was still disbelief,\u201d Neeraj Paul said.<\/p>\n

Local leaders say the case reflects broader concerns.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe has done everything by the book. Yet her routine appointment turned into a month long nightmare,\u201d said Sacramento Vice Mayor Karina Talamantes.<\/p>\n

Talamantes said she is still concerned about others facing similar situations.<\/p>\n

“I am still worried about the thousands of other people that are going through what Maria went through,\u201d Talamantes said.<\/p>\n

Estrada Ju\u00e1rez\u2019s legal fight is not over. She is still challenging the denial of her green card and waiting for her DACA renewal.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wish all the damage would be corrected, just like that. But it is going to take a lot of time, but I am home,\u201d Estrada Ju\u00e1rez said.<\/p>\n

She said she plans to take time to recover and use her experience to advocate for others going through similar situations.<\/p>\n

WATCH MORE ON ABC10 | Sacramento mother sues federal government after deportation despite DACA status<\/a><\/p>\n

ABC10: Watch, Download, Read<\/p>\n


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