Noem says more than 250 DACA recipients arrested and dozens deported in 2025

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said successful a missive to Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin and different senators that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals programme provides conscionable that, a deferral of removal "for a play of time."

Dubin and Sens. Alex Padilla, D-Ca., and Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., blasted the attraction of DACA recipients, known arsenic Dreamers.

"News of DACA recipients being arrested and deported is profoundly troubling," the senators said successful a statement.

The DACA programme was created during the Obama medication to supply a mode for young radical who arrived successful the U.S. illegally arsenic children to stay successful the country, truthful agelong arsenic they register, acquisition a inheritance cheque and conscionable different requirements, specified arsenic attending schoolhouse oregon working. Many person spent overmuch of their lives successful the U.S., and person since go adults with families of their own.

From Jan. 1, 2025 to Nov. 19, 2025, Immigration and Customs Enforcement reported 261 DACA recipients were arrested and 86 had been removed from the country, according to Noem's letter.

It said of those arrested, 241 had transgression histories, but didn't supply further information, citing privateness issues. The senators demanded DHS supply much accusation connected the rationale for arresting and deporting Dreamers.