Tag: Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

  • Reprieves for Young Undocumented Immigrants Start Trickling In

    By Adrian Florido Since she was 2 years old, Ana Mendoza, an undocumented immigrant, has lived in fear of the federal government. Ana Mendoza received her federal ID card under the DACA program. | Photo Credit: Courtesy Photo But the 24-year-old applied for President Barack Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program a week after the government started…

  • Deferred Action Records Requests to San Diego Unified Higher Than Expected

    By Neiko Will Listen to the radio report here The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program allows immigrants brought here as children to stay in the country for two years, and get a work permit. To be eligible for DACA, applicants must prove they have lived in the United States continuously since their arrival here. Earlier in…

  • Governor Vetoes TRUST Act, Grants Licenses to Some Undocumented Youth

    By Adrian Florido California Governor Jerry Brown vetoed the TRUST Act — or so-called Anti-Arizona bill — over the weekend, while signing into law a bill to grant driver’s licenses to young undocumented immigrants who qualify for a stay from deportation under the President Barack Obama’s deferred action program. The TRUST Act was passed by…

  • School District Opens Office to Process Requests From Undocumented Students

    It’s been a few weeks since the federal government issued application guidelines for its Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which grants work permits and reprieve from deportation for young undocumented immigrants who arrived in the United States as children. The rush has begun among young people looking to apply, and on Tuesday the San Diego Unified School District…