DACA: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

• On April 22nd, 2020, the Department of Ed indicated that DACA students would be excluded from CARES Funding. https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/04/22/daca-students-excluded-emergency-stimulus-grants
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• My Undocumented Life website has compiled a list of resources and news that can help undocumented and mixed-status families during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. Follow the Links to check out the resources.

• Supreme Court Takes Up DACA (INSIDE HIGHER ED, 11/13/2019)
  The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in three cases challenging the Trump administration’s move to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA, program...
• Supreme Court Hearing on DACA - Oral Arguments Transcript (via supremecourt.gov)
• Statement From CUNY Chancellor Félix V. Matos Rodríguez Regarding The Future Of DACA (11/12/2019)
• Webinar: Preparing for the Upcoming Supreme Court Hearing on DACA (National Immigration Law Center)
• DACA Heads to the Supreme Court: Where are We Now and What Could Happen Next?  (National Immigration Law Center)

APLU Urges Congress to Protect Dreamers on One-Year Anniversary of DACA Rescission

In recognition that today marks one year since the Department of Justice announced the rescission of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, APLU President Peter McPherson sent a letter to congressional leadership reiterating APLU’s call for swift action to protect Dreamers.  Follow the link above to read the full-text letter...(9/5/2018)

On Sept. 5, 2017, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) initiated the phase out of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)  program. Read the official Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals 2017 Announcement.  Also read: 

• 2017 DACA Frequently Asked Questions (DHS) 
• 2017 DACA Fact Sheet (DHS)  
• ​Department of Justice Letter
• Original information about DACA​​ 

• New York Immigration Coalition
• ​National Immigration Law Center - DACA resources
• Congressional Research Service Reports on Immigration Policy
• Immigration Policy and Law from Migration Policy Institute
• The DACA and DAPA Deferred Action Initiatives: FAQs (CRS Report:)
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• General Legal Information
  DACA Guide  ||  DACA FAQs
• ​CUNY School of Law
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