USCIS Announces that Expanded DACA Available Feb. 18, 2015

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has announced that it will accept applications for expanded deferred action beginning on February 18, 2015; USCIS will not accept requests for expanded DACA before that date.

What does this mean?  On February 18, 2015 eligible individuals who were brought to the United States by their parents or arrived as children before their 16th birthday will be able to apply for expanded DACA regardless of how old they are now if they have been in the U.S. since January 1, 2010.  For more details, click here.

KJ

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