Key Points
- On January 20, 2021, President Biden
signed an executive order directing the Secretary of Homeland
Security to preserve and fortify DACA
- The DACA program was established in
2012 by President Obama. During the Trump administration, new
applications were suspended, validity periods were shortened, and
the program was extensively litigated
- Details on changes to the program
will be forthcoming and applications for DACA will be reviewed on a
case-by-case basis to determine eligibility
Overview
On January 20, 2021, President Biden signed an executive order
to benefit the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
program.
What are the Changes?
The executive order directs the Secretary of Homeland Security
to "preserve and fortify" DACA. Details on how the agency
will comply and implement this directive to benefit the DACA
program will be forthcoming.
