What is DACA?
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals is a program providing temporary protection from deportation and work authorization to individuals who came to the U.S. as children without legal status.
Understanding DACA
DACA recipients (often called "Dreamers") must meet specific requirements including arrival before age 16, continuous presence, education or military service, and no serious criminal history. DACA must be renewed every two years and doesn't provide a path to citizenship.
Examples
- 1College student with DACA work permit
- 2Renewing DACA status every two years
- 3DACA recipient with no path to green card
Related Terms
Green Card
A document showing that a foreign national has been granted lawful permanent resident status in the United States, allowing them to live and work permanently.
Visa
An official document or stamp placed in a passport that allows a foreign national to apply for entry to the United States for a specific purpose and duration.
Deportation/Removal
The formal process of removing a foreign national from the United States for violating immigration law, such as overstaying a visa or committing certain crimes.
Asylum
Protection granted to foreign nationals in the U.S. who meet the definition of a refugee by demonstrating persecution or fear of persecution based on race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group.
Naturalization
The process by which a lawful permanent resident becomes a U.S. citizen by meeting eligibility requirements including continuous residence, physical presence, and passing civics and English tests.
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