DACA Lawyers Serving Clients Throughout California

If you were previously approved for DACA, then you may be able to renew this status. DACA requires renewal every two years. You may start the renewal process 180 days before the expiration date of your current status, and it is recommended that you apply to renew no later than 120 days before your status expires.

Not everyone who qualified before will qualify for renewal. If certain legal aspects relating to your time in the USA have changed, such as you have been charged with a crime sometime in the last two years, then these factors will need to be considered.

Consult with a knowledgeable DACA lawyer at Landerholm Immigration to learn more about renewal and if renewing is the right path for you.

The Trump administration repeatedly attempted to undo everything good about the DACA program. And while they were prevented from ending it entirely, some efforts to undo DACA have been more successful than others. In July 2021, a Texas federal judge ruled that DACA was unlawful. 

While the judge in question found DACA to be illegal in its entirety, those who had previously been approved under the program were allowed to continue renewing their deferred deportations, for now. Until a higher court overturns this judge’s decision, the policy remains in danger and altered from its original intent.

Though there are attempts to strengthen the policy and individuals may continue to apply, currently, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals can no longer process new applications. For the time being, the policy mostly helps only those who were previously approved before the July 2021 ruling, as they may continue to renew their DACA status.