Millions in limbo as DACA/DAPA case winds through courts
As of August 15, 2012 President Obama announced the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), which allows undocumented immigrants who came to the US under the age of 16 and have been here since 2007 to receive work authorization and even drivers licenses in some states. The Deferred Action for Parents for Americans (DAPA) which was introduced in 2014, along with DACA both provide a temporary deferment to deportation of illegal immigrants. However 26 states have filed a legal challenge putting the acts on hold for now.
Response to DACA Varies
Even though the expansions to DACA have not yet been approved or deemed lawful, the original program which was introduced in 2012 still faces challenges and often on a state-by-state basis.
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