Overview

• Approximately 535,000 current DACA recipients are bracing for potential changes as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office again.
• A years-long legal challenge to DACA’s legality, led by Texas and other Republican states, could result in the program being declared illegal, with a decision potentially heading to the Supreme Court.
• Trump’s previous attempts to rescind DACA were blocked by the Supreme Court in 2020, but his administration is expected to take a harder stance on immigration policies this term.
• The Biden administration has appealed a 2021 ruling that deemed DACA illegal, and it is taking steps to expedite permit renewals for current recipients as the legal battle continues.
• Advocates and recipients are preparing for possible deportations, family separations, and mass demonstrations, while urging the Biden administration to use remaining time to protect vulnerable immigrants.