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Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
Important Information About DACA Requests
Due to a federal court order, USCIS has resumed accepting both initial and renewal requests for deferred action under DACA, including initial requests from individuals who have never before been granted deferred action under DACA. Until further notice, and unless otherwise provided in this guidance, the DACA policy will be operated on the terms in place before it was rescinded on Sept. 5, 2017. For more information, visit
Additional Information
- December 7, 2020: Update: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
- July 28, 2020: Reconsideration of the June 15, 2012 Memo Entitled "Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children"
- June 22, 2018: Memorandum from Secretary Kirstjen M. Nielsen on the Rescission Of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
- Update: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals: Response to January 2018 Preliminary Injunction (USCIS.gov).
Archived Information
- Fact Sheet: Rescission Of Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals (DACA) (September 5, 2017 - Archived)
- Frequently Asked Questions: Rescission Of Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals (DACA) (September 5, 2017 - Archived)
- Preguntas frecuentes: Anulación de la acción diferida para los llegados en la infancia (DACA) (September 5, 2017 - Archived)
- Press Release: Rescission Of Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals (DACA) (September 5, 2017 - Archived)
- Anulación de la acción diferida para los llegados en la infancia (DACA) (September 5, 2017 - Archived)
- Statement from Acting Secretary Duke on the Rescission Of Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals (DACA) (September 5, 2017 - Archived)
- Memorandum on the Rescission Of Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals (DACA) (September 5, 2017 - Archived)
- Letter from Attorney General Sessions to Acting Secretary Duke on the Rescission of DACA (September 4, 2017 - Archived)
Last Published Date:
December 7, 2020