Noem says more than 250 DACA recipients arrested and dozens deported in 2025 - ABC30
Between January 1 and November 19, 2025, over 250 DACA recipients were arrested by ICE, with 86 deported, according to DHS data. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem stated that DACA provides only a temporary deferral of removal, while senators criticized the arrests and deportations of Dreamers, calling them deeply troubling. The report also noted that most of those arrested had criminal histories.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a letter to Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin and other senators that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program provides just that, a deferral of removal "for a period of time."
Dubin and Sens. Alex Padilla, D-Ca., and Mark Kelly, D-Ariz., blasted the treatment of DACA recipients, known as Dreamers.
"News of DACA recipients being arrested and deported is deeply troubling," the senators said in a statement.
The DACA program was created during the Obama administration to provide a way for young people who arrived in the U.S. illegally as children to remain in the country, so long as they register, undergo a background check and meet other requirements, such as attending school or working. Many have spent much of their lives in the U.S., and have since become 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 criminal histories, but didn't provide further information, citing privacy issues. The senators demanded DHS provide more information on the rationale for arresting and deporting Dreamers.
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