What is DACA?
A Little History...
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, also known as DACA, took place on June 15, 2012 and has provided 800,000 young immigrants the ability to pursue higher education, work and a pathway to citizenship without fear of deportation.
Current State of DACA
On June, 18, 2020, the Supreme Court ruled the administration could not proceed with the plan to discontinue the DACA program.
The program, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, protects people brought to the United States as children by protecting them from deportation, giving them the legal ability to work and attend institutions of higher education. For UTA this means that DACA recipients who currently have or previously had DACA can continue to submit applications to renew their DACA and continue their education.
DACA
We use the term DACA as a broad term to identify undocumented students who are eligible for support from UTA in the ways outlined on this webpage.
