USCIS Has Resumed Accepting Renewal Application For DACA
On January 13, 2018, USCIS has announced that due to a federal court order, USCIS has resumed accepting requests to renew a grant of deferred action under DACA. Thus until further notice, the DACA policy will be operated on the terms in place before it was rescinded on September 5, 2017. If you previously received DACA and your DACA expired on or after September 5, 2016, you may still file your DACA request as a renewal request. If you previously received DACA and your DACA expired before September 5, 2016, or your DACA was previously terminated at any time, you cannot request DACA as a renewal, but may nonetheless file a new initial DACA request in accordance with published instructions. Please Note that deferred action is a discretionary determination to defer removal action of an individual as an act of prosecutorial discretion. Thus deferred action under DACA does not grant legal status and may be terminated at any time, with or without a Notice of Intent to Terminate, at DHS’s discretion.