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First DREAMer Protected By Deferred Action Program Is Deported

The case underscores the uncertainty facing hundreds of thousands of young immigrants who signed up for a program that they thought protected them from deportation.

A young man brought to this country by his parents and granted protection from deportation under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program is back in his native Mexico after being deported by U.S. officials in February, according to the National Immigration Law Center.

The center has released a statement saying Juan Manuel Montes is suing the U.S.

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