Judge Orders DACA Reinstated, New Applications Accepted
Tuesday, December 15, 2020 On November 14, 2020, United States District Judge Nicholas G. Garaufis of the Eastern District of New York reinstated the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which is now accepting new applications. DACA protects eligible immigrant youth who entered the United States as minors and have accrued unlawful presence. DACA provides a two-year period of deferred action from deportation and a work permit. The July 2020 Memorandum That Is Now Invalid In July 2020, Chad Wolf, Acting Secretary of Homeland Security, suspended portions of the DACA p...