Submit a Comment: Tell the Biden Administration that DACA Recipients Deserve Better!

September 2021

Earlier this summer, a Texas federal judge ruled that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is unlawful, and blocked the government from granting initial applications to the program. DACA is a program started in 2012 giving certain undocumented youth who came to the United States as children temporary permission to stay in the U.S. The Trump administration attempted to end DACA in 2017, but courts have prevented the termination from taking place.

As a response, the Biden administration has proposed a new DACA rule they argue would serve to “preserve and fortify” the DACA program. Unfortunately, the proposed rule does not expand eligibility for the program and would separate DACA work authorization from protection from deportation. By separating the two benefits of DACA, the rule anticipates a court potentially blocking DACA recipients from obtaining a work permit in the future. Remember, this is just a proposed rule and is NOT in effect.

Make your voices heard! Tell the Biden administration that this is not enough, and that the government must better protect DACA recipients.

The Home is Here campaign has set up a portal through which you can submit a comment: