DACA

<p>The 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program allows qualified undocumented immigrants who entered the country as minors to receive a renewable two-year period of deportation deferral and makes them eligible for work permits. In September 2017, the Trump administration announced that it would take no new applicants and would draw down the program over the course of several years. A federal court ruling in January 2018 required the Trump administration to partially continue to run the program as legal challenges remain. The government is now accepting DACA renewal requests but not new applications. The Trump administration says they are appealing the ruling and will ask the Supreme Court to hear the case. In the meantime, DACA recipients are awaiting a solution from Congress to help them to keep their temporary status or to gain a path to legal residence and citizenship.</p>

A group of young people walk in front of the Arizona state Capitol.

As DACA fix remains elusive, Arizona ‘Dreamers’ focus on in-state tuition

Young, undocumented immigrants in Arizona are asking lawmakers to help make college more accessible to them.

As DACA fix remains elusive, Arizona ‘Dreamers’ focus on in-state tuition
Man at podium with Department of Justice insignia behind him

President Obama created DACA. Why won't courts let President Trump end it?

President Obama created DACA. Why won't courts let President Trump end it?
Portrait of woman in graduation cap and gown with man whose are is around her shoulder

A medical student lives out the dreams of her undocumented father — even if he is deported

A medical student lives out the dreams of her undocumented father — even if he is deported
A woman looks at photographs on the wall.

It was once easier to go unnoticed, but some DACA recipients from Europe and Canada say they are ready to join the immigration fight

It was once easier to go unnoticed, but some DACA recipients from Europe and Canada say they are ready to join the immigration fight
ICE agents knock on a door.

No immigration bill as feds ink contract to monitor license plates

No immigration bill as feds ink contract to monitor license plates
Hand holding up passport with US visa stampend "CANCELLED"

For immigrant Republicans, Trump’s turn to limit legal immigration creates divisions

They haven’t changed their positions on illegal immigration, but conservative immigrants are now contending with the Trump administration’s proposals to curb legal immigration.

For immigrant Republicans, Trump’s turn to limit legal immigration creates divisions
Lawmakers sitting around Trump during an immigration roundtable.

Four things to know about Trump’s latest immigration proposal

What you need to know ahead of a tumultuous immigration debate in Congress.

Four things to know about Trump’s latest immigration proposal
Woman standing in front of desk, talking to another woman who is in front of a computer

If DACA ends, she’s worried she’ll never put her college degree to work

Until recently, Maria Geneva Reyes’s plan was to transfer to a four-year university. But with the chances of a DACA deal dimming, now she wonders if investing in a college degree is worth it.

If DACA ends, she’s worried she’ll never put her college degree to work
Woman walking on sidewalk, wearing a backpack

A court ruling offers some relief to this Texas high school student. But will it last?

Indira Marquez Robles has lived in the US since she was six months old. She knows deportation is a reality, but refuses to feel haunted by it.

A court ruling offers some relief to this Texas high school student. But will it last?
(Left to right): Indira Marquez Robles, Dustin Henderson, Maria Geneva Reyes, Mwewa Mwange and Jasiel López (left to right) are recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).

Nearly 40 percent of DACA recipients are high school or college students. Now their future is in limbo.

By the numbers and their individual stories, the DACA program has given people just starting their adult lives a lifeline.

Nearly 40 percent of DACA recipients are high school or college students. Now their future is in limbo.
A woman riding the train looks out of the window.

DACA gave her courage to fight anti-immigrant bias and white supremacy

Mwewa Mwange took a semester off from her university to save money — it's expensive to earn a degree while undocumented. But without DACA, she won't be able to return to finish her degree at all.

DACA gave her courage to fight anti-immigrant bias and white supremacy
A man leans on a colorfully painted wall and looks over his right shoulder.

On his commute to campus he could soon risk a ticket — and deportation

His DACA protection and driver’s license are expiring in May, so Jasiel López worries that his drive to school could put him in the path of law enforcement.

On his commute to campus he could soon risk a ticket — and deportation
A child peers through the double steel fence that separates the US and Mexico, in Tijuana, last month

An activist lobbying for DACA says this week has been a 'roller coaster of emotions'

Politicians in the nation's capital are debating immigration policy changes. Activists are lobbying for an urgent deal to protect those affected by the Trump administration dismantling the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA.

An activist lobbying for DACA says this week has been a 'roller coaster of emotions'
A women demanding action by the federal government on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) protests with a group in downtown San Diego.

DACA recipients at the center of the spending bill debate in Congress

Unless Congress can pass a spending bill by Jan. 19, the federal government will shut down.

DACA recipients at the center of the spending bill debate in Congress
Magali Torres

For one immigrant in Florida, a DACA fix would mean 'peace of mind'

Magali Torres, who lives in Florida and is originally from Mexico, is closely watching whether Congress and the White House can agree on a path that will allow her to continue to work legally in the US and worry less about deportation.

For one immigrant in Florida, a DACA fix would mean 'peace of mind'