Recently Released report According to a statement from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, the federal government Approximately 80,000 applications approved Deferred Action for Deportation applicants for young immigrants who have one or more arrests, including for violent crimes, within the first five years of the program.
of DACA ProgramThe law, enacted by executive order by former President Barack Obama in 2012, allows “certain people who came to the United States as children and meet several guidelines” to avoid deportation and even apply for work authorization.
“We maintained and strengthened DACA.”
According to the USCIS report, “DACA Applicants with IDENT Responses: November 2019 Update,” from June 2012 to October 2019, the department approved 765,166 of 888,818 DACA applicants. Of the approved applicants, 79,398 (10.38%) were granted DACA despite having at least one prior arrest. Of the 77,833 applicants (38.71%) who were denied or had their applications terminated, 30,132 had at least one prior arrest. The report noted that approximately 68,000 of the applicants had been “previously” arrested, and approximately 16,000 had been “subsequently” arrested.
The report provides a breakdown of DACA applicants who “received an IDENT response,” which it says indicates the alien was arrested or detained for a criminal or immigration-related civil offense.
The most common type of crime was “driving-related,” followed by “immigration-related,” theft and larceny. Nearly 7,000 recipients have been arrested for drug-related crimes, nearly 4,000 for DUI, over 3,000 for assault, and over 3,000 for assault. Other types of crimes for which DACA recipients have been arrested include suspected crimes against family or children, weapons-related, hit-and-run, probation and parole violations, and unlawful sexual conduct. More than 300 DACA recipients have been arrested for sexual abuse or rape, 15 for murder, five for manslaughter or manslaughter, and two for child pornography.
USCIS reported that 54,500 DACA recipients have been arrested or detained once, and 24,898 have been arrested or detained multiple times. According to the report, more than 50% of undocumented immigrants admitted to the DACA program have been arrested or detained 10 or more times.
The department also reported age groups of DACA applicants with prior arrest records, including more than 87,000 between the ages of 19 and 22, more than 46,000 between the ages of 23 and 26, and about 42,000 between the ages of 15 and 18.
The majority of DACA applicants with arrest records were nationals of Mexico, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala, Brazil, Peru and Ecuador, according to the report.
This month, President Joe Biden announced two executive orders expanding deportation protections and work opportunities for recipients of the DACA program.
The Biden administration positioned the executive order as a plan to “keep families together.”
“Working with advocates and organizers across the country, we have rejected hateful attacks against immigrants, preserved and strengthened DACA, increased access to affordable health care, and expanded economic opportunity,” said Vice President Kamala Harris. stated“Today, we’re taking bold action to further that effort, bringing relief to the estimated 500,000 U.S. citizen spouses and their children who have lived in this country for more than 10 years. They deserve our protection and should be allowed to remain with their families and contribute to our communities while they apply for green cards.” Federal judges have twice ruled the Obama-era program unlawful. The Supreme Court is set to rule on a Texas-led lawsuit against the DACA program.
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