A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to return a recipient of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) to the United States within seven days, ruling that her deportation violated legal protections for immigrants who arrived as children.

Judge Dena Coggins issued the ruling Monday regarding Maria de Jesus Estrada Juarez, who was arrested on February 18 in Sacramento during a scheduled green card appointment and deported to Mexico the following day. The judge characterized the deportation as a violation of the legal protections afforded to DACA recipients.

The DACA program provides temporary protection from deportation and work authorization for certain immigrants who were brought to the United States as children and meet specific criteria. Recipients are generally considered to have lawful presence while their status is active.

Separately, the Trump administration acknowledged in a court filing that it had erroneously relied on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo to justify arrests at immigration courthouses. This admission came as part of an ongoing federal case brought by advocacy groups seeking to prevent such arrests.

The case highlights ongoing tensions over immigration enforcement policies and the scope of protections available to various categories of immigrants, including those with pending applications for permanent residence.