Immigration – DACA

The following organizations are providing regular updates summarizing executive orders, Presidential proclamations, and other emerging developments under the second Trump administration:

• NAFSA: Association of International Educators — Executive and Regulatory Actions Under the Second Trump Administration
• American Council on Education — Trump’s Executive Orders Shift Higher Education Landscape

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Las siguientes organizaciones están proporcionando actualizaciones periódicas que resumen órdenes ejecutivas, proclamaciones presidenciales y otros desarrollos emergentes bajo la segunda administración de Trump:

• NAFSA: Asociación de Educadores Internacionales – Acciones Ejecutivas y Regulatorias Bajo la Segunda Administración de Trump
• Consejo Americano de Educación – Las Órdenes Ejecutivas de Trump Cambian el Panorama de la Educación Superior

According to USCIS’s DACA page, “On Jan. 17, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued a decision regarding the DACA Final Rule. Pursuant to the court’s order, USCIS will continue to accept and process DACA renewal requests and accompanying applications for employment authorization under the DACA regulations at 8 CFR 236.22 and 236.23. USCIS will continue to accept initial requests but will not process initial DACA requests at this time. Current grants of DACA and related Employment Authorization Documents remain valid until they expire, unless individually terminated.”

Here is the most recent information on DACA rulemaking and litigation:

“On Sept. 13, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas issued a decision finding the DACA Final Rule unlawful and expanding the original July 16, 2021 injunction and order of vacatur to cover the Final Rule. However, the court maintained a partial stay of the order for “all DACA recipients who received their initial DACA status prior to July 16, 2021.” See the Memorandum and Order (PDF, 1.35 MB) and Supplemental Order of Injunction (PDF, 72.53 KB).

Accordingly, current grants of DACA and related Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) remain valid until they expire, unless individually terminated.  In accordance with this decision, USCIS will continue to accept and process DACA renewal requests and accompanying applications for employment authorization under the DACA regulations at 8 CFR 236.22 and 236.23, as it has since October 31, 2022. We will also continue to accept initial DACA requests, but in accordance with the District Court’s order, we will not process initial DACA requests.

Current valid grants of DACA and related EADs will continue to be recognized as valid under the Final Rule. This means that individuals with DACA and related EADs do not have to submit a request for DACA or employment authorization until the appropriate time to seek renewal.

Please see the DACA Litigation Information Page for important updates and information related to court rulings on the DACA policy.”