DACA still ‘under review,’ Trump administration says

The future of an Obama-era deportation relief program remains undecided, the Department of Homeland Security said Friday.

The announcement was meant to clarify the department’s position on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which allows nearly 788,000 undocumented immigrants to apply for work permits and live in the U.S. without fear of deportation.

The future of an Obama-era deportation relief program remains undecided, the Department of Homeland Security said Friday.

The announcement was meant to clarify the department’s position on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which allows nearly 788,000 undocumented immigrants to apply for work permits and live in the U.S. without fear of deportation.



“The future of the DACA program continues to be under review with the administration,” a DHS spokesperson said in a written statement. “The president has remarked on the need to handle the issue with compassion and with heart."

DHS felt compelled to issue a statement on the program’s fate after POLITICO and other outlets reported Thursday on guidance posted to the DHS website that suggested DACA would remain on firm footing under the Trump administration.

The guidance came as the administration terminated a separate deportation relief program for parents of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents that had been blocked by federal courts since early 2015.

On its website, DHS assured that DACA would not be affected by the move. “No work permits will be terminated prior to their current expiration dates,” the guidance read.

The department said today that it intended only to clarify that DACA would not be immediately canceled. The guidance, DHS said, “should not be interpreted as bearing any relevance on the long-term future of that program.”
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/0...program-239654

Damn. Well I just hope DACA is still alive in 2018 so I can renew and still be able to work until 2020. Anxiety is back for sure though

I've noticed that whenever the Trump panics about the FBI in any way, Trump turns around and scares immigrants in some way. Like it's his way on taking it out on people.

Somebody hit up @ALT_USCIS on twitter to see if they know anything please!!

If Trump didn't rescind DACA during the first month of his presidency, there is no reason for him to rescind it now. I think DACA is safe, at least until 2020 presidential election. During his re-election campaign, there is a chance that he will rescind DACA to rally up his base. However, there is also a chance that he is keeping it as a bargaining chip for his wall.

Again, politics is very unpredictable, we shouldn't live in fear and panic every day, but be cautious and prepare for the worst.

I wanna know who is reviewing. When will the review be complete. What are their criteria etc

Our best scenario is that they don't want to go out and say point blank that DACA is absolutely safe because this would anger their base. Especially after all the news orgs picked up on it.

This would make sense because they rescinded DAPA, which has been dead for quite some time. They still did it because they wanted something for their base. If they were gonna cancel it, they would have done that too. This is my optimistic outlook scenario.

stop overthinking things..

Seriously though 😂

You think Trump is still gonna be President til 2020?