{"id":15329,"date":"2021-09-30T13:26:26","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T17:26:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rebeccablacklaw.com\/?p=15329"},"modified":"2021-09-30T13:30:08","modified_gmt":"2021-09-30T17:30:08","slug":"the-biden-administration-takes-new-steps-to-save-daca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rebeccablacklaw.com\/es\/the-biden-administration-takes-new-steps-to-save-daca\/","title":{"rendered":"The Biden Administration Takes New Steps To Save DACA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Late last year, we made a blog post about\u00a0 DACA, the Obama-era program that protects undocumented people brought into the united states as children from been deported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can find the post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rebeccablacklaw.com\/es\/daca-updates\/\">here <\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the blog post details all you need to know about the DACA program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As we will all agree, time happens to all things even to programs like DACA.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So this Monday, Biden&#8217;s administration announced that it would take new steps to save DACA. It should be noted that prior to this announcement, the DACA program has been caught up in legal battles for years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, just recently, precisely in July 2021, a Federal Judge in Texas ruled that the program was unlawful because the government failed to follow the prescribed procedures required to create programs like it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Judge went on to block the government from accepting new DACA applications but allowed the program to continue for immigrants already enrolled in it.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Breath Of Fresh Air?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just as the announcement cited, the Biden Administration will take new steps to save\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">DACA. It further explained that the government seeks to recreate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program as a formal policy.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What Next?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Monday, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in a statement that the proposed rule was an important step in the right direction towards formalizing the policy but that ultimately Congress had to take action to protect the program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He went on to explain that only Congress can provide permanent protection. He went on to urge Congress to act swiftly to provide the American Dreamers the legal status they need and deserve.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the other side of the divide, Democrats are pushing to include sweeping immigration reform, including a pathway to citizenship for DACA holders, in their $3.5 trillion spending plan.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0Implications Of The New Rule<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the new rule, one will need to meet these criteria to\u00a0 qualify for DACA:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have arrived in the United States before they turned 16<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have continuously lived in the United States since June 15, 2007<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are currently enrolled in school or have graduated<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Haven\u2019t been convicted of a felony<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Don\u2019t pose a threat to public safety or national security.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The government-backed proposal was posted in the Federal Register on Monday and it will be open for a 60-day public comment period.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you have any questions about the DACA program or do you have any immigration questions?\u00a0 Please give us a call today at 904-999-4928 or send us an email at info@rebeccablacklaw.com\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Late last year, we made a blog post about\u00a0 DACA, the Obama-era program that protects undocumented people brought into the united states as children from been deported. You can find the post here the blog post details all you need to know about the DACA program. 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