On September 5, 2017, the Trump administration announced that it would formally end the DACA program. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which commenced five years ago, protects certain undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children from deportation and allows them to receive employment authorization. DACA is set to expire on March 5, 2018, and President Trump requested that Congress replace this policy with new legislation prior to DACA’s expiration. If Congress is unable to enact new legislation to protect this program, DACA will terminate, impacting over 800,000 individuals currently covered by this program.
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