Trump has recently announced that the controversial DACA program
is coming to an end. He has turned the decision over to Congress to
determine the proper legislative response to ensure that the future
of undocumented persons is constitutional. The program has been
suspended for 6 months; those already registered can continue to
have their permits renewed, but no new applications will be
processed.
The program was put into place by the Obama administration.
DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, offered
foreign-born persons who were brought to the United States as
children some degree of residency. Individuals could receive a
tenuous status in the United States if they met the following
conditions: they immigrated before their 16th birthday,
they were enrolled in school or had graduated, and had no felony
convictions. If eligible, individuals were able to pay $495 to
apply for a two year period of protection from deportation and
renewable work permits.
