9/5/17 - The Trump Administration has announced that it will phase out and eventually end DACA.
This means that as of September 5, 2017:
INITIAL APPLICATIONS:
- USCIS will continue to process all pending initial applications accepted as of 09/05/2017.
- USCIS will reject all other new initial applications.
RENEWAL APPLICATIONS:
- USCIS will continue to process all pending renewal applications that have been filed.
- USCIS will continue to accept and process renewal applications until October 5, 2017 from applicants whose DACA expires between 09/05/2017 and 03/05/2018.
- DACA recipients whose DACA has already expired are no longer eligible to renew.
- USCIS will reject all applications received after October 5, 2017.
CURRENT DACA HOLDERS:
- DACA holders whose grant of DACA expires after 03/05/2018 will continue to hold DACA until it expires.
- DACA holders maintain their protection from deportation and work permit until their current expiration date.
TRAVEL ON DACA ADVANCE PAROLE:
- Previously approved grants of Advance Parole remain valid and individuals may exit and return to the U.S. within the dates provided in the travel document.
- If you are outside the U.S. on a grant of Advance Parole, you should return as soon as possible. USCIS states that those currently outside the U.S. will be able to return as long as they do so before their grant of Advance Parole expires.
- I do not recommend that any person with DACA Advance Parole leave the country even within the dates allowed on the travel document as U.S. Customs and Border Protection may deny you re-entry to the U.S.
SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS:
- The SS# issued to you by the Social Security Administration is a valid SS# for life, even once your work permit and DACA grant expire.
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