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The appeals court kept in place a pause on a lower-court ruling that barred the government nationwide from accepting new applications to the program, meaning that for now, DACA remains largely intact.
In June, President Joe Biden signed an executive order to allow undocumented residents married to U.S. citizens and who have lived in the country for at least 10 years to apply for legal residency.
Research has shown that DACA increased the wages and employment status of DACA-eligible immigrants, [17] [18] [19] and improved the mental health outcomes for DACA participants and their children. [ 20 ] [ 21 ] [ 22 ] Research also suggests it reduced the number of undocumented immigrant households living in poverty. [ 23 ]
The following is an incomplete list of notable people who have been deported from the United States.The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), particularly the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), handles all matters of deportation. [1]
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DACA provides young immigrants who meet specific criteria with protection from deportation and eligibility for work authorization for two years. Since 2012, about 800,000 people have been granted DACA. [2] On September 5, 2017, President Trump ordered an end to the DACA program and established a phasing out plan for DACA. [3]
California U.S. Rep. Barragan tells USA TODAY that if Harris is elected, she would expand protections for immigrant childhood arrivals.
Participation was granted for two years with renewal possible. DACA grantees also got work authorizations and were eligible to receive Social Security, retirement, disability benefits, and, in certain states, benefits such as driver's licenses or unemployment insurance. DACA became a campaign issue in the 2016 United States Presidential election.