Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

GPTKB entity

Statements (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf immigration law
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:DACA
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:U.S._Citizenship_and_Immigration_Services
gptkbp:announced gptkb:Barack_Obama
2012-06-15
gptkbp:compatibleWith path to citizenship
permanent legal status
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:eligibility currently in school, graduated, or honorably discharged veteran
arrival in U.S. before age 16
no felony or significant misdemeanor convictions
under age 31 as of June 15, 2012
continuous residence in U.S. since June 15, 2007
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
gptkbp:legalBasis executive action
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Dreamers
gptkbp:notLaw not a law passed by Congress
gptkbp:provides work authorization
deferred action from deportation
gptkbp:purpose protect eligible immigrant youth from deportation
gptkbp:recipient over 800,000
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Deferred_Action_for_Parents_of_Americans_(DAPA)
gptkb:DREAM_Act
gptkbp:renewalAllowed yes
gptkbp:renewalPeriod 2 years
gptkbp:repealedBy gptkb:Donald_Trump
gptkbp:rescissionDate 2017-09-05
gptkbp:restored court order
gptkbp:startDate 2012-08-15
gptkbp:status subject to ongoing litigation
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:military
Supreme Court cases
legal challenges
gptkbp:targetAudience undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children
gptkbp:travelAuthorization advance parole
gptkbp:website https://www.uscis.gov/DACA
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:immigration_law
gptkb:Barack_Hussein_Obama
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5