Certain noncitizens who were children when they came to the United States now have a chance to obtain a renewable, two-year work permit because of a final rule that preserves and strengthens the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals policy.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the final rule that will take effect Oct. 31. The final rule defers the removal of some eligible noncitizen childhood arrivals, according to an Aug. 24 news release.
“Since its inception in 2012, DACA has allowed over 800,000 young people to remain in the only country many of them have ever known, with their families,” the release said.
Because a July 16, 2021, injunction from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas has been partially stayed, Homeland Security “may grant DACA renewal requests under the final rule,” the release reported.
“Today, we are taking another step to do everything in our power to preserve and fortify DACA, an extraordinary program that has transformed the lives of so many Dreamers,” Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas said in the release. “Thanks to DACA, we have been enriched by young people who contribute so much to our communities and our country. Yet, we need Congress to pass legislation that provides an enduring solution for the young Dreamers who have known no country other than the United States as their own.”
DACA has made the U.S. stronger and transformed people's lives, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director Ur Jaddou said in the release.
“USCIS is proud to play an important role in implementing the DACA final rule and is committed to ensuring DACA recipients can continue to remain a vital part of their communities and contribute to this country that is their home,” Jaddou said, according to the release.
