DACA and DREAMers
Beryl Flom | Published on 5/11/2023
Someone who is a DACA/Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipient arrived as a child into the U.S. with their parent(s) at age 15 or under; has continuously resided in the U.S. since 6/15/2007; and was under 31 years of age as of June 15, 2012. Unless they break the law, they cannot be deported. DACA recipients cannot travel outside the U.S. They have to register with the U.S. government and re-register every two years; a large fee accompanies the registration. They can work and they pay taxes and Social Security, but they don't get any benefits from that such as retirement...