Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals: Response to January 2018 Injunction. - Page 25

Originally Posted by cmartinez

So the Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition sent out guidelines for DACA renewals last night. This one caught my attention:

-Only those whose DACA expired or is about to expire in the next few days may apply. However, if you never received DACA you may NOT apply.

TIRRC is totally credible, and I am not sure if they have insider guidelines as to how this will work. Bummer if true, because I expire in November and I was going to apply this week. I'll post an update if I find out anything else.

Originally Posted by alexmo

RIP any kind of immigration reform for us. That judge completely f***ed us. There was sense of urgency to get immigration reform for dreamers, now there isn't, won't get anything done for another year or two.

Originally Posted by always_learner11

This has been mentioned already, but here it is again.

Q50: Can I file a renewal request outside the recommended filing period of 150 days to 120 days before my current DACA expires?

A50: USCIS strongly encourages you to file your renewal request within the recommended 150-120 day filing period to minimize the possibility that your current period of DACA will expire before you receive a decision on your renewal request. Requests received earlier than 150 days in advance will be accepted; however, this could result in an overlap between your current DACA and your renewal. This means your renewal period may extend for less than a full two years from the date that your current DACA period expires.

And from the current update:

If you previously received DACA and your DACA expired before Sept. 5, 2016, or your DACA was previously terminated at any time, you cannot request DACA as a renewal (because renewal requests typically must be submitted within one year of the expiration date of your last period of deferred action approved under DACA), but may nonetheless file a new initial DACA request in accordance with the Form I-821D and Form I-765 instructions. To assist USCIS with reviewing your DACA request for acceptance, if you are filing a new initial DACA request because your DACA expired before Sept. 5, 2016, or because it was terminated at any time, please list the date your prior DACA expired or was terminated on Part 1 of the Form I-821D, if available.

Originally Posted by bigdreamer2010

But in the I-821D instructions (https://www.uscis.gov/system/files_f...pdf?download=1) it says

Originally Posted by cmartinez

-Only those whose DACA expired or is about to expire in the next few days may apply.