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Ya'akub Ira Vijandre's transfer from a North Texas detention facility to a Georgia processing center more than 1,000 miles away has activists and his legal defense team concerned.

Immigration officials detained Ya'akub Ira Vijandre earlier this month for allegedly overstaying his visa and for a social media posts "glorifying terrorism." Attorneys with a coalition of rights groups say Vijandre is protected under DACA.

Lawyers for the federal government and immigrant advocates have presented plans before a federal judge that would open the door again to accepting applications for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, otherwise known as DACA.

The move follows a federal emergency rule that tightened CDL eligibility for non-citizens.

Shortly after the U.S. Department of Justice sued to block Texas from giving in-state tuition to immigrant students without legal status, state Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the two parties had filed a joint motion asking a court to permanently end the policy.

Immigration advocates are urging people eligible to reapply for Temporary Protected Status or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, to stay on top of any policy changes under Trump.

The temporary injunction issued Monday would affect roughly 90,000 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients in Texas.

As the threat of mass deportations looms, hundreds of thousands of immigrants with temporary protections fear they may have to leave the U.S., leaving family and careers behind.

Trump tried to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program before. Since then, it’s been caught up in legal challenges and is likely headed for the Supreme Court.

The fate of tens of thousands of immigrants legally living and working in Texas under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program could hinge on arguments presented Thursday to a panel of federal judges in New Orleans.

Longtime noncitizens married to a U.S. citizen could be eligible to apply for parole that would grant protections. UNT college student Oscar Silva says he plans to apply.

Executive actions from the White House will offer parole to up to half a million immigrants.