DACA Rescinded With Wind-Down Provisions

September 6, 2017 - Attorney General Jeff Sessions formally announced the termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program today, with "wind-down" provisions specifying how the program will be dismantled in preparation for its full expiration on March 5, 2018.  The DACA program provides work authorization to nearly 800,000 foreign nationals who entered the U.S. as children, have completed high school or a GED program, have passed a background check and do not otherwise have lawful status.    The six-month wind-down procedures are meant both to give Congress the opportunity to respond with legislation for immigration reform and to more efficiently bring the program to a close.