An administrative appellate court within the Justice Department said last week that being a recipient of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), often known as "Dreamers," is not enough to justify relief from deportation.
According to a decision published April 24 by the Board of Immigration Appeals, a three-judge panel of appellate immigration judges sided with the Department of Homeland Security in a case involving Catalina "Xóchitl" Santiago, a Mexican national who has lived in the U.S. since she was 8 years old.
