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Juan Manuel Montes, 23, speaks in a relative's home in western Mexico after he claims he was deported from California by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Feb. 19, 2017.
Juan Manuel Montes, 23, speaks in a relative's home in western Mexico after he claims he was deported from California by U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Feb. 19, 2017.
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Pro-immigration activist Omar Martinez attends a rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court April 18, 2016 in Washington, DC. The Supreme is scheduled to hear oral arguments in the case of United States v. Texas, which is challenging President Obama's 2014 executive actions on immigration - the Deferred Action for Children Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred Action for Parents of American and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) programs.
Pro-immigration activist Omar Martinez attends a rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court April 18, 2016 in Washington, DC. The Supreme is scheduled to hear oral arguments in the case of United States v. Texas, which is challenging President Obama's 2014 executive actions on immigration - the Deferred Action for Children Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred Action for Parents of American and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) programs.
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Texas Attorney General Kenneth Paxton speaks to members of the media as Texas Solicitor General Scott Keller (R) listens in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on April 18, 2016. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of United States v. Texas, which is challenging President Obama's 2014 executive actions on immigration - the Deferred Action for Children Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred Action for Parents of American and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) programs.
Texas Attorney General Kenneth Paxton speaks to members of the media as Texas Solicitor General Scott Keller (R) listens in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on April 18, 2016. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of United States v. Texas, which is challenging President Obama's 2014 executive actions on immigration - the Deferred Action for Children Arrivals (DACA) and Deferred Action for Parents of American and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) programs.
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A legal immigrant reads a guide of the conditions needed to apply for the so-called 'DREAMers' Obama program, formally known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) at the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, CHIRLA offices in Los Angeles in this 2012 file photo. Hundreds of thousands of young illegal immigrants scrambled to get papers in order, as the U.S. started accepting applications to allow them to avoid deportation and get a work permit, but not a path to citizenship.
A legal immigrant reads a guide of the conditions needed to apply for the so-called 'DREAMers' Obama program, formally known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) at the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights, CHIRLA offices in Los Angeles in this 2012 file photo. Hundreds of thousands of young illegal immigrants scrambled to get papers in order, as the U.S. started accepting applications to allow them to avoid deportation and get a work permit, but not a path to citizenship.
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Maya Lopez, one of the event's organizers, claps as DACA recipient Leo Reyes speaks about his experience as an immigrant at a rally in front of the Capitol on Feb. 19, 2017, in Salem, Ore. DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, provides limited immigration benefits but no direct path to lawful permanent residence or citizenship.
Maya Lopez, one of the event's organizers, claps as DACA recipient Leo Reyes speaks about his experience as an immigrant at a rally in front of the Capitol on Feb. 19, 2017, in Salem, Ore. DACA, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, provides limited immigration benefits but no direct path to lawful permanent residence or citizenship.
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Undocumented immigrant Isabel Sandoval and her daughter Marisol react after the US Supreme Court issued a split ruling on President Obama's Immigration Policy during a vigil in Los Angeles, on June 23, 2016. The ruling presents a challenge to President Barack Obama's Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programs.
Undocumented immigrant Isabel Sandoval and her daughter Marisol react after the US Supreme Court issued a split ruling on President Obama's Immigration Policy during a vigil in Los Angeles, on June 23, 2016. The ruling presents a challenge to President Barack Obama's Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents (DAPA) and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) programs.
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Rosario Reyes, left, 36, and her son Victor Reyes, 7, chant 'Si se puede!' during a prayer for justice vigil and rally in front of the Supreme Court in this 2015 file photo. Organized by The Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM) and CASA, about 40 people gathered to pray for the Supreme Court justices after they agreed to hear a case regarding President Barack Obama's executive order to expand Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and implement Deferred Action for Parental Accountability.
Rosario Reyes, left, 36, and her son Victor Reyes, 7, chant 'Si se puede!' during a prayer for justice vigil and rally in front of the Supreme Court in this 2015 file photo. Organized by The Fair Immigration Reform Movement (FIRM) and CASA, about 40 people gathered to pray for the Supreme Court justices after they agreed to hear a case regarding President Barack Obama's executive order to expand Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and implement Deferred Action for Parental Accountability.
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Jessica Colotl, whose parents brought her to the country illegally as a child and a student at Kennesaw State University, talks during a media interview at her lawyer's office in Atlanta on April 28, 2011. Federal authorities revoked the protection from deportation May 3, 2017 granted to Colotl, who became a cause celebre in the debate over illegal immigration when she was a student. Her status was became known following her arrest for driving without a license.
Jessica Colotl, whose parents brought her to the country illegally as a child and a student at Kennesaw State University, talks during a media interview at her lawyer's office in Atlanta on April 28, 2011. Federal authorities revoked the protection from deportation May 3, 2017 granted to Colotl, who became a cause celebre in the debate over illegal immigration when she was a student. Her status was became known following her arrest for driving without a license.
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Legal observers from the National Lawyers Guild speak to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officers outside US District Court during a hearing for Daniel Ramirez Medina, a DACA recipient who was detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in Seattle, on Feb. 17, 2017. Lawyers for Ramirez Medina said his arrest -- for the purpose of expulsion -- was a first among people included in the so-called DACA program protecting unauthorized immigrants who were brought to the United States as children.
Legal observers from the National Lawyers Guild speak to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officers outside US District Court during a hearing for Daniel Ramirez Medina, a DACA recipient who was detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), in Seattle, on Feb. 17, 2017. Lawyers for Ramirez Medina said his arrest -- for the purpose of expulsion -- was a first among people included in the so-called DACA program protecting unauthorized immigrants who were brought to the United States as children.
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This undated file photo provided by the law firm Public Counsel shows Daniel Ramirez Medina, 23, who was was brought to the U.S. illegally as a child but was protected from deportation by President Barack Obama's administration.
This undated file photo provided by the law firm Public Counsel shows Daniel Ramirez Medina, 23, who was was brought to the U.S. illegally as a child but was protected from deportation by President Barack Obama's administration.
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A rally is held outside the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington at Seattle where the hearing is being held for Daniel Ramirez Medina v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Feb. 17, 2017. Medina, who was protected by the DACA program, was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
A rally is held outside the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington at Seattle where the hearing is being held for Daniel Ramirez Medina v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Feb. 17, 2017. Medina, who was protected by the DACA program, was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
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Brandon Vasquez, living in the United States legally under the immigration policy known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, speaks during a news conference that turned into a protest over recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in the U.S., Feb. 15, 2017, in Las Cruces, N.M. The Homeland Security Department said Monday that 680 people were arrested in roundups last week targeting immigrants living illegally in the United States. The figure is far below the totals of similar raids conducted under the Obama administration.
Brandon Vasquez, living in the United States legally under the immigration policy known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, speaks during a news conference that turned into a protest over recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in the U.S., Feb. 15, 2017, in Las Cruces, N.M. The Homeland Security Department said Monday that 680 people were arrested in roundups last week targeting immigrants living illegally in the United States. The figure is far below the totals of similar raids conducted under the Obama administration.
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