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DACA
La The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA
is an immigration policy of the United States government that is intended to benefit certain undocumented immigrants who came to the United States as children and who have with a certain level of education, particularly the so-called dreamers
. It is commonly referred to as deferred action , although DACA is just one mode of deferred action by the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Qué es DACA? ¿Quienes pueden todavía aplicar para el programa? DACA en la actualidad.
Requirements
According to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a person can request consideration of this deferred action if: You are under 31 years of age as of June 15, 2012
Came to the United States before your 16th birthday
Has continuously resided in the United States from June 15, 2007, to the present
You were physically present in the United States on June 15, 2012, and at the time of filing with USCIS
He had no legal status on June 15
Are currently in school, have graduated or obtained a certificate of completion from high school , have obtained a General Education Development (GED) Certificate, or are an honorably discharged veteran of the Coast Guard or United States Armed Forces the United States , and
You have not been convicted of a felony, significant misdemeanor, or three or more misdemeanors, or pose a threat to national security or public safety .
DACA is not a right or a law, but rather an executive action on the procedural discretion of the immigration authority, and does not provide “legal” immigration status or a path to citizenship.