Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) provides U.S. immigrants, who are children of undocumented parents, temporary relief and protection from deportation. DACA recipients are also given rights and privileges in the country for two years before renewing their DACA status.
There are around 690,000 to 800,000 DACA recipients in the U.S. according to recent USCIS data. As a DACA recipient, you need to know your rights and learn how to get around issues regarding your application, renewals, or deportation cases if your qualifications and documents are called into question.
One of the best options is by hiring a DACA lawyer who will explain to you the finer details and provisions, and help you make the right decisions based on your current circumstances.
DACA allows the recipient to exercise certain rights and live normal lives like a lawful U.S. immigrant. As a DACA recipient, you can pursue higher education, apply for a driver’s license, work permit, social security card, and obtain auto insurance, professional licenses and certifications.
However, DACA also has its limitations. It doesn’t grant a permanent status and is not a path to citizenship. In other words, recipients will revert to their unprotected status upon expiration of their DACA. They need to renew their DACA every two years (at least 120 days before the expiration date) and stay eligible to do so (they’re not convicted of a felony, significant misdemeanor, and does not pose a threat to national security). Ask about your rights as a DACA recipient when hiring a DACA lawyer.
DACA lawyers are here to address your legal concerns and help establish the best course of action for you. Contact us today and let us connect you with a professional DACA lawyer that will take care of your problems regarding your DACA status.
While being protected under DACA, recipients can choose to apply for immigrant status for humanitarian reasons, i.e., protection from persecution (political opinion, religion, race, or nationality), and seeking refuge from a war-torn country. You need to establish proofs that you are, indeed, a victim of persecution and/or you need a safe place from recognized conflict areas (Somalia, Afghanistan, Colombia, etc.).
Establishing your need for asylum takes a lot of work. You need an experienced DACA lawyer with extensive knowledge on immigration laws to gather all the pieces of evidence to prove your case during immigration court hearings. Asylum provides immigrant status to the recipient, unlike DACA which is a temporary relief from deportation while staying as an undocumented immigrant in the country.
DACA provides protection from the constant threat of deportation. However, you could be scheduled for removal proceedings for not being able to satisfy the provisions or failure to renew your status. DACA lawyers can offer help by looking into your case and finding the best recourse to avoid deportation.
Immigration authorities will deny your applications or renewals for not complying with the conditions such as interruptions within your stay in the U.S. (except in some cases, i.e., advance parole) or being involved in a criminal act. Talk with your DACA lawyer on how to get around these issues.
Some options for DACA recipients include filing for asylum, family-based green card, and marriage to a U.S. citizen. You’ll need the services of a highly competent DACA lawyer to help you decide which course of action is most appropriate, and should be able to present your case to the immigration court if necessary.
For instance, if you’re an immediate relative of a legal permanent resident (LPR) in the U.S. and he is willing to sponsor for you, you can apply for a family-based green card with the help of DACA lawyers. If you came from conflict areas or has been a victim of persecution, you may also request asylum for humanitarian reasons. Your DACA lawyer will help sort things out for you like securing facts and evidence to build your case.
Although it may seem like most immigrants in the U.S. are Hispanic and Latino, there are immigrants from all around the world. Less than 50% of all immigrants are Latino or Hispanic. In 2012, there were over 40 million immigrants in the United States and only 18 million were Hispanic. Unfortunately, plenty of Hispanic and
What Does an Immigration Lawyer Do? An excellent and experienced immigration lawyer who has successfully worked in numerous cases, which are similar to what you are facing now makes all the difference to your case. Choosing the wrong lawyer could result in setting your application back in months— costing you more money and precious time.
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