Daniel Ramirez Medina, right, walks with a man identified as his brother following a hearing in U.S. District Court in Seattle on Tuesday, May 1, 2018...
Daniel Ramirez Medina, right, walks with a man identified as his brother following a hearing in U.S. District Court in Seattle on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Ramirez is asking U.S. District Judge Ricardo S. Martinez to block the government from revoking his participation in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which allows those brought to the U.S. illegally as children to remain in the country to work or study. (AP Photo/Gene Johnson)
Daniel Ramirez Medina, center right in light-colored shirt, listens as two of his lawyers, Mark Rosenbaum, left, and Nathaniel Bach, right, address re...
Daniel Ramirez Medina, center right in light-colored shirt, listens as two of his lawyers, Mark Rosenbaum, left, and Nathaniel Bach, right, address reporters following a hearing in U.S. District Court in Seattle on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Ramirez is asking U.S. District Judge Ricardo S. Martinez to block the government from revoking his participation in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which allows those brought to the U.S. illegally as children to remain in the country to work or study. (AP Photo/Gene Johnson)
SEATTLE (AP) — A federal judge says the government cannot revoke a Mexican man's enrollment in a program designed to protect those brought to the United States illegally as children before he has a chance to rule.
U.S. District Judge Ricardo S. Martinez on Tuesday asked for additional arguments from lawyers before Daniel Ramirez Medina's status in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program expires May 15.
The 25-year-old Ramirez drew international attention last year when the government revoked his status and placed him in deportation proceedings though he has no criminal record.
Authorities reinstated his DACA participation last month after a California court ruling. Then they said they planned to strip him of the protections once again.
Officials insist he has gang ties, though an immigration judge found that to be false.
