Nearly 25% of DACA Recipients Did not Seek Renewal by Deadline
Now that the deadline for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) renewals has passed, approximately 36,000 young immigrants are in danger of being deported.
Data from United States and Citizenship Services (USCIS) reveals that roughly one-quarter of all eligible, former DACA recipients did not submit their application in time to meet the October 5 deadline set by the Trump administration. Only 118,000 out of 150,000 Dreamers who were eligible for renewal filed their application, leaving 36,000 – a full 23 percent – without relief from deportation.
USCIS has confirmed that applications had to be received by the agency by October 5 – not just postmarked – effectively narrowing the 30-day window set by the White House even further.
KJ
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