Nebraska DACA recipient freed from ICE custody and deportation case due to program protections

By: Cindy Gonzalez

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: February 24, 2026

Words: 630

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago

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OMAHA — The Nebraska DACA recipient whom ICE had detained for nearly three months has returned home to his Omaha family after an immigration court judge dismissed his deportation case.

Joel Angel-Becerril, 27, was freed Friday due to his temporary and renewable protection under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

Court records show that the request to dismiss because of DACA actually came from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which had placed him …

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