SACRAMENTO, Calif — Sacramento city leaders and a family member are calling for the return of a Natomas mother and DACA recipient who was deported to Mexico one week ago, saying her removal breaks a promise to immigrants who followed the law.
Support for Maria de Jesus Estrada Juarez has grown louder in recent days, with city officials gathering outside the John Moss federal building to demand answers and call for her return. They say her case sends a chilling message to DACA recipients who believed they were complying with federal rules.
“To demand the return of Maria to her home here in Sacramento,” said Karina Talamantes, the Vice Mayor of the City of Sacramento…