{"id":111,"date":"2018-08-27T13:25:36","date_gmt":"2018-08-27T17:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/immigration-daca\/?page_id=111"},"modified":"2026-04-09T15:41:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T19:41:31","slug":"daca-dreamer-student-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.montclair.edu\/immigration-daca\/daca-dreamer-student-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"DACA\/Dreamer Student Resources\/ Recursos para estudiantes sobre DACA e inmigraci\u00f3n"},"content":{"rendered":"
National Developments<\/div>
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According to\u00a0USCIS\u2019s DACA page<\/a>, \u201cOn\u00a0Jan. 17, 2025, the\u00a0U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit\u00a0issued a decision<\/a>\u00a0<\/a>regarding the DACA Final Rule. Pursuant to the court\u2019s 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.\u201d<\/p>\n

Here is the most recent information on DACA rulemaking and litigation:<\/p>\n

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“On Sept. 13, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas issued a decision finding the DACA Final Rule<\/a>\u00a0unlawful 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 \u201call DACA recipients who received their initial DACA status prior to July 16, 2021.\u201d See the\u00a0Memorandum and Order\u00a0(PDF, 1.35 MB)<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Supplemental Order of Injunction\u00a0(PDF, 72.53 KB)<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Accordingly, current grants of DACA and related Employment Authorization Documents (EADs) remain valid until they expire, unless individually terminated.\u00a0 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\u2019s order, we will not process initial DACA requests.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Please see the\u00a0DACA Litigation Information Page<\/a> for important updates and information related to court rulings on the DACA policy.”<\/p>\n

“On August 30, 2022, DHS published a final DACA rule that went into effect on October 31, 2022.<\/p>\n