Press Release

USCIS begins accepting new DACA applications following court order

December 7, 2020

Effective December 7, 2020, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is:

  • Accepting first-time requests for consideration of deferred action under Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA);
  • Accepting DACA renewal requests
  • Accepting applications for advance parole documents
  • Extending one-year grants of deferred action under DACA to two years; and
  • Extending one-year employment authorization documents under DACA to two years.