UWD - 5 Important Things You Need to Know About DACA During a Trump Presidency

From United We Dream. Please read & distribute.

1) DACA Still Stands.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals is a program under President Obama’s administration and it will remain until the end of his administration, January 20, 2017. #RealTalk, Trump has said he will end all of Obama’s executive actions, including DACA, and we won’t know for sure what he will do until he comes into office. For now, DACA still stands.

2) First Time Apply For DACA? Hold Off.
If you are applying for DACA for the first time, we recommend that you hold off. The reality is that we have 70 days until the end of the Obama administration, that is not enough time to process new applications.

3)Applying for a DACA renewal? Move forward.
If you’re DACA is up for renewal we encourage you to apply for renewal. We are working with USCIS to process renewal applications faster.

4)Got advance parole? go travel, BUT come back.
If you have an approved advanced parole take advantage of it! BUT you MUST return before January 20th, 2017. We recommend that YOU contact [email protected] if you have any problems coming back in. If you’re planning on applying for advance parole, we recommend that you hold off!

5)You are not alone. We’ve got your back.
Immigrant young people like you made DACA happen when everyone though it was impossible. The reason we succeeded is because we dared to dream together and we had each other. In this moment of uncertainty one thing is certain, we are not alone. Join us in our #HereToStay campaign to fight to protect DACA!
Text HereToStay to 877877.

“They tried to bury us, they didn’t know we were seeds.”

I strongly disagree with #2 and suggest you remove that. If you're a first time applicant you need to apply ASAP. It's unlikely he'll end DACA that soon and you will likely get approved before he does.

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#5 made me cry!


--- A week ago today the fact that we would see a Trump Presidency wasn't even a remote thought in my head! I was making 5 and 10 year plans! How naive of me!

I disagree with you. Applying for DACA also directly puts the applicant's name, address, etc. into a government database. That's a risk we all took going into DACA, but if DACA is ending in a few months, it's better for someone in the shadow to stay off the radar.

I want to delete this account and it's weird that there is no option to do so.

It is also very naive to think they don't know who we are. They know who we are and where we live. And when I say "we" I mean all people who are undocumented. How do you think they know how many of us live here? They just don't have the manpower or budget to get all of us out. Of course there are exceptions for those who are totally going by a fake name or are on the run. But usually people have their homes, their cars, or something with their name. So, I also think people should send their applications ASAP.

Granted, people need to make that decision themselves. If they want to stay "off the radar" or try to at least get a work permit and a ss#. The latter seems like the better choice to me.

I want to delete this account and it's weird that there is no option to do so.

I also strongly disagree with #2, people who qualify should go ahead and apply.

So, let's say he cancels DACA...what's next? What happens to the permit, does it expire automatically? Do the DLs and IDs expire automatically? Are we then put in a list to be 'deported'?