09/27/2021
ANNOUNCEMENT: NEW DACA POLICY TO BE PUBLISHED TOMORROW
As I said in my last article the administration annouced last week that they would be publishing new rules for DACA so that they could comply with the court's order in Texas v United States and thereby allow new DACA applications to be approved. Previously they were holding back in hopes that they could use DACA kids as leverage to get comprehensive reform through Congress,
Here is the official UNPUBLISHED announcement, and links. There may be changes before it is published tomorrow:
DHS Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for DACA
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that would preserve and fortify the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) policy.
If finalized as proposed, this NPRM would codify the existing DACA policy with a few limited changes, including:
Modifying the existing filing process and fees for DACA by making the request for employment authorization on Form I-765, Application for Employment Authorization, optional and charging a fee of $85 for Form I-821D, Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals; the current cumulative fees for both a DACA request and optional employment authorization would remain $495, absent any separate fee increase for the Form I-765 generally;
Providing clarity in procedures for termination of DACA and employment authorization, including when DHS will provide an opportunity for the DACA recipient to respond before a DHS decision;
Providing clarity to DHS’s longstanding information sharing and use policy for information provided by DACA requestors; and
Reiterating our long-standing policy that a noncitizen who has been granted deferred action is considered “lawfully present” for certain public benefits and does not accrue “unlawful presence” for purposes of section 212(a)(9) of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
To Submit Comments
The NPRM allows for a 60-day public comment period that begins once published on Sept. 28 and closes on Nov. 29. You may submit comments through Regulations.gov under DHS Docket No. USCIS-2021-0006. Please follow the instructions for submitting comments. DHS may not review comments submitted in a manner other than the one listed above, including emails or letters sent to DHS or USCIS officials.
DHS welcomes public comments on the proposed rule, including legal and policy considerations, and suggestions for alternative approaches. We will review all properly submitted comments, consider them carefully, and draft responses before issuing a final rule.
Background
On June 15, 2012, DHS established the DACA policy. The policy directed USCIS to create a process under which DHS exercises prosecutorial discretion, on an individual case-by-case basis, by deferring action against certain individuals who came to the U.S. as children, meet other guidelines, and warrant a favorable exercise of discretion. Since that time, more than 825,000 people have received deferred action under this policy.
On Jan. 20, 2021, President Biden directed DHS, in consultation with the attorney general, to take all appropriate action to preserve and fortify DACA, consistent with applicable law. Consistent with the president’s direction and the secretary’s broad authorities to administer and enforce the immigration laws, DHS is proposing to issue a rule to preserve and fortify DACA.
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https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/27/politics/daca-biden-immigration/index.html
The Biden administration Monday morning took steps to save the Obama-era DACA program that shields hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants brought to the US as children from deportation.
