Posts tagged Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
On September 5, 2017, the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") issued a memorandum rescinding an Obama-era program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals ("DACA"). DACA permits certain undocumented aliens that came to the United States before their sixteenth birthday to remain in the United States and apply for renewable two (2) year periods of work authorization. DACA does not provide beneficiaries with lawful immigration status, but many view the program as the first step on the path to citizenship for "Dreamers." DHS will "wind down" DACA over the next six (6 ...
Posted in: Trump Administration and Immigration Impact
Tags: 2017, DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, Department of Homeland Security, DHS, Dreamers, October 5, requests