Legal Fight Over Deported Kansas City Dreamer ALMOST Explained

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Court documents say he had his approved DACA application and a legally valid advance parole document (travel document)—which was valid until April 14, 2025—with him.

After arriving in the United States, Cortez Martinez appeared for inspection different times and was questioned. He gave his documents to authorities. His attorneys say he “cooperated and truthfully answered” officers questions.

Cortez Martinez was then denied entry into the United States, indicating that he was “inadmissible to the United States pursuant to section 212(a)(7)(A)(i)(I) of the INA as an immigrant without an immigrant visa based on the fact that [he had been] ordered removed in absentia on June 11, 2024.”

They further determined that Mr. Cortez Martinez’s advance parole document was issued in error, and therefore he was subject to an expedited removal order for failing to be in possession of a valid entry document, the suit states.

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Lawsuit filed after Kansas City metro man, DACA recipient is deported to Mexico

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