Overview

• DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin announced that DACA holders no longer have legal status, are deemed “illegal aliens” and can claim $1,000 plus a free flight through the CBP Home App to self-deport.
• In June, Health and Human Services revoked recipients’ designation as “lawfully present,” barring participation in the Affordable Care Act marketplace from August 25 and risking the loss of coverage for an estimated 10,000 people.
• U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has escalated detentions of DACA beneficiaries, including Alexander Bukhteev, who is held at an Arizona facility and faces removal proceedings this month.
• A recent survey by U.S. Immigration Policy Center, United We Dream, the National Immigration Law Center and Center for American Progress found that nearly all Dreamers accessed new educational opportunities through DACA, 60 percent obtained better-paying jobs and 57 percent fear daily deportation threats.
• Federal courts are weighing Texas lawsuits that challenge the program’s legality, and Congress’s inability to enact the DREAM Act or related measures leaves recipients subject to shifting executive rulings.