Archive · 27 Oct 2025
US Plans to Resume DACA Applications for Immigrants
The U.S. government is bringing back a program called DACA for young immigrants who came to the US without permission.
This program offers temporary protection from being sent back to their home countries and allows them to work.
The plan to resume processing applications has been delayed.
People who are eligible for DACA must have come to the US before they turned 16 and lived here for a certain amount of time.
If you live in Texas, you might not be able to get a work permit, even if you are approved for the program.
The court is deciding whether to approve the new plan, which could help many young immigrants.
The U.S. government plans to resume processing initial DACA applications.
The DACA program, established in 2012, offers temporary work permits and deportation protection.
Initial DACA applications have not been accepted since a 2021 court injunction.
Applicants in Texas may get deportation protection but not work permits.
A new DACA plan was filed in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas on September 29.
- Who
- Undocumented immigrants who entered the US as minors (Dreamers) are affected by the DACA program.
- What
- The U.S. government plans to resume processing initial DACA applications.
- When
- Initial applications have been suspended since 2021.
- Where
- The plan is being considered in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Applicants in Texas may face different conditions.
- Why
- The federal government is responding to a 2021 injunction. The goal is to provide temporary employment authorization and deportation protection.
Proponents of DACA
Opponents (Implied)
Employment Authorization
Proponents of DACA
Support for work permits and employment opportunities for DACA recipients.
Opponents (Implied)
The existing injunction in Texas limits work authorization.
- Program Name
- Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
- Established
- 2012
- Beneficiaries
- Over 800,000
- Eligibility
- Entered US before age 16, resided in US since June 2007, under 31 as of June 15, 2012
- Status of Applications
- Suspended since 2021
- Texas Residents
- May receive deportation protection, but not work permits
- New Plan Filed
- September 29 in Texas court