CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - When “Oscar” first stepped foot in Charlotte with his parents when he was 11 years old, his strongest impression was that he could leave his house without fear of being shot.

Now nearly twenty years later, he pays taxes and works full time thanks to his ongoing DACA status. A graduate of Garinger High School, English sounds like his native language.

But he could soon face deportation back to El Salvador anyway.

“The first thing I went through my mind is, why? Like? Seriously, why?” Oscar reflected.

WBTV is not identifying Oscar by his real name, due to newly-active immigration removal proceedings.

But his case reflects what could be thousands of newly-reopened immigration cases across the country, according to multiple immigration attorneys.

In July, Oscar’s

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