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Trump deported a DACA recipient, her daughter has an emotional message for him

14 years ago, the deferred action for childhood arrivals, or DACA, was created protecting certain undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children from deportation. But there are growing reports of DACA recipients being detained and deported despite their protected status. MS NOW's Laura Barrón-López joins Morning Joe to share the case of Jessica Treviño Villegas, who was deported to Mexico after being detained by ICE, and the emotional impact on her family still in the United States. 

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