The DACA program — referred to as "Dreamers" by supporters and derided as "illegal amnesty" by critics — has protected about 750,000 immigrants. During an interview with Time magazine late last year, Trump expressed sympathy for those in the DACA program. But Ramirez's legal team argued in a petition to U.S. District Court in Seattle seeking his release that the government's discretion is limited to the rules governing the DACA program. Ramirez's arrest violated his constitutional right to due process and to be free from unlawful seizure, the lawyers argued. He speculated Ramirez's arrest was a mistake.

Source: ABC News February 15, 2017 07:59 UTC