- DACA - Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
- DACA was first launched under the Obama administration in June 2012
- he launched DACA as an executive order after the Dream Act did not pass and I will get into talking about that in a second
- but essentially bam created daca to provide DREAMers some level of relief from deportation
- Obama's order allowed the undocumented youth to receive work permits and made them a low priority for deportation
- as a result
hundreds of thousands of undocumented youth came out and applied for the program
- nearly 800,000 undocumented youth have applied for and received DACA protections
Who is eligible
Benefits immigrants who came to the U.S. as children
Individuals who arrive in the country before they turn 16
Applicants must be at least 15 when they apply
They must also be living in the United States when submitting their request for deferred action
Daca requires applicants to
Be in
school
A high school graduate or holder of high school completion
Completion of GED
Or an honorably discharged veteran
Applicants convicted of a felony, significant misdemeanor, or three or more misdemeanors are ineligible for the program
The application process
United States Citizenship and immigration services
Applicants must submit a series of forms to USCIS.
Part of the application process involves presenting documentation proving they meet the program's
requirements.
There is also a $495 fee, $410 of which goes toward the employment authorization application, with the other $85 covering biometrics services, such as fingerprinting, required by USCIS.
Benefits of daca
the U.S. government will not pursue the deportation of qualified individuals for two years
DACA recipients may apply for a renewal of their deferred action and are encouraged to do so four to five months before the two years is up
Obama decided to take it
further and sought to expand the program via executive action in November 2014, establishing a new program DAPA
This would delay deportation of parents of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents
With the expansion of Daca and the creation of DAPA, 5.2 million people could have received deportation relief
But...
The two programs were blocked in 2015 through
a lawsuit filed by 26 states
A federal judge's injunction
And a 4-4 supreme court deadlock on the measures'
constitutionality
This led to the effective end of DAPA and expansion of DACA
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