The DACA program is restored to its full form, as it existed prior to the rescission in 2017. Current DACA recipients continue to be protected from deportation, their employment authorization continues to be valid and they can apply to renew their employment authorization.Jun 19, 2020
On June 18, 2020, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision finding that the Trump administration's termination of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) was (1) judicially reviewable and (2) done in an arbitrary and capricious manner, in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA).
Fifteen states—Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming—have enacted legislation to provide or improve professional licenses for certain populations, such as DACA recipients, legal immigrants and/or ...Apr 16, 2020
States With the Most DACA ApplicationsStateDACA ApplicationsCalifornia223,000Texas121,000Illinois42,000New York42,0006 more rows•Sep 6, 2017
July 20, 2021 — On July 16, 2021, a U.S. district court in Texas issued a decision and injunction in Texas v. United States, holding that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is unlawful but allowing DACA to continue for current recipients and allowing, for now, for continued renewals.
On July 16, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas declared the DACA policy “illegal” and vacated the June 15, 2012, memorandum issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that created DACA.Aug 31, 2021
On July 16, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas declared the DACA policy “illegal” and vacated the June 15, 2012, memorandum issued by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that created DACA. It remanded the memorandum to DHS for further consideration.Aug 31, 2021
A federal district court in Texas recently struck down the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program – known commonly as DACA – holding that the program was improperly implemented by the former Obama administration and, therefore, is illegal.Aug 10, 2021
Please be aware that for travel to any location other than the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, you must have advance parole from USCIS prior to departure, just as with any other international travel.Nov 22, 2021
California, Texas, and Illinois had the highest number of DACA applicants. Estimates put the total number of approved applicants from those three states alone at over 1 million. The majority of DACA applicants are from Mexico. 2.3 million total applications listed Mexico as the country of origin.Mar 9, 2021
DACA recipients can get a temporary stay against their deportation for two years at a time. DACA recipients cannot vote. DACA recipients cannot receive any federal benefits, like Social Security, college financial aid, or food stamps. DACA recipients are required to pay federal income taxes.
“You could only be an undocumented teacher in some states,” she said. “The only options for me when I was joining [Teach For America] were California, Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado.” According to Teach for America, only seventeen states currently permit DACA recipients to be certified and placed in schools.Jul 7, 2020