In this episode of Immigration Law for Tech Startups, my amazing colleagues, Anita Koumriqian, my law partner and a family immigration law expert, and Cori Farooqi, an associate attorney on our family immigration team, provide an update on Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA).
Since January, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has been accepting new DACA applications and employment authorization (work permits) in addition to renewals. Anita and Cori talk about the requirements for filing for DACA for the first time and give a run down of the House and Senate bills that—if passed—will offer a path to citizenship for Dreamers.
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In this episode, you’ll hear about:
- What Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is
- The highs and lows of DACA during the Trump administration
- Criteria for qualifying for DACA
- The one significant misdemeanor that could disqualify you from getting DACA
- Differences between the House and Senate bills
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Resources:
American Immigration Council Fact Sheet on The Dream Act
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