What is DACA/DAPA?
In November 2014, President Obama announced a program for undocumented parents and children in the United States that would defer deportation actions against specific groups of immigrants identified with the following programs:
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals DACA (children)
Unauthorized immigrants born after June 15, 1981 who were brought to the United States before their 16th birthday and have been in the country since June 15, 2007.
Deferred Action for Parents of Americans and Lawful Permanent Residents DAPA (parents)
Unauthorized parents of children who are United States citizens or legal permanent residents born on or before Nov. 20, 2014. To qualify, parents must have been in the United States since Jan.1, 2010.
Unauthorized immigrants brought to the United States as children before January 2010.
The plan authorized DAPA immigrants to receive a work permit to work in the U.S. for three years at a time in addition to expanding the DACA program by increasing the qualification date from June 2007 to January 2010.
