Federal government could resume taking DACA applications for permits to live and work in U.S.—
Expected changes to a six-year-old lawsuit in Texas against DACA could mean the federal government will resume taking new applications for the program that offers people without legal immigration status two-year, renewable permits to live and work in the U.S. legally
Federal government could resume taking DACA applications for permits to live and work in U.S.By VALERIE GONZALEZAssociated PressThe Associated PressMcALLEN, Texas
McALLEN, Texas (AP) — The federal government is expected to again accept new applications for a program that grants some people without legal immigration status the ability to live and work in the United States.
Lawyers for the federal government and immigrant advocates have presented plans before a federal judge that would open the door again to accepting applications for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, otherwise known as DACA.
