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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By Uriel J. García

ICE complies with judge’s order and quickly releases El Paso DACA recipient

Protesters hold signs up during a rally for the release of Catalina “Xochitl” Santiago, a DACA recipient who was detained by immigration agents at El Paso International Airport in August, outside of the El Paso Service Processing Center, an immigration detention center in El Paso on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025.
Protesters hold signs up during a rally for the release of Catalina “Xochitl” Santiago, a DACA recipient who was detained by immigration agents at El Paso's airport, outside of an immigration detention center in El Paso on Sept. 10, 2025. (Credit: Paul Ratje for The Texas Tribune)

EL PASO — A federal judge ordered U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Wednesday to immediately release 28-year-old Catalina “Xochitl” Santiago, a Mexican immigrant who has lived in the U.S. for two decades, because she is protected from deportation under DACA.

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