Immigration authorities in the United States arrest a Dreamer

Daniel Ramirez Medina, the first Dreamer arrested in one of the recent raids by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), is seeking his release in federal court as the young man was Authorized to remain temporarily in the United States under a program  

 established by the Obama administration.

Ramirez Medina, 23, is in a detention center in Tacoma, Washington. He is the first Dreamer - a name given to those who have taken up the DACA (Deferred Action Consideration for Child Arrivals) program - who is arrested by the immigration authorities with a view to deporting him, which has Unleashed that both lawyers and activists are demanding their immediate release.

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The program - which has welcomed more than 750,000 undocumented youths who came to the country as a child - has the purpose of temporarily blocking their deportations and even grants them leave to work legally.

Asked for his release as soon as possible, Greisa Martinez, director of support for United We Dream, who is also a Dreamer, said: "Donald Trump's executive orders have made everyone a priority for deportation ... and It seems nobody is safe. But Donald Trump and the Republicans must clearly state that DACA's beneficiaries are safe. "

Ramirez Medina was arrested Friday at his father's home in Seattle, WA, when ICE agents went there to arrest his father. At that time, the agents asked the young man if he was legally in the country, to which he replied that he was a Dreamer and had a work permit. Similarly, the authorities took the young man, who arrived in the United States of Mexico at the age of seven.

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Speaking to NBC News, an ICE spokesman said Ramirez admitted to gang membership and was arrested based on that affiliation and posing a public safety risk.

Ramirez Medina's lawyer, Mark Rosenbaum, said in a statement: "Mr. Ramírez unequivocally denies being in a gang." It also indicates that, upon being detained, he was pressured by the authorities to admit such affiliation.