{"id":66,"date":"2015-07-20T18:38:13","date_gmt":"2015-07-20T18:38:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/studentresources\/?page_id=66"},"modified":"2026-01-21T14:55:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T22:55:26","slug":"daca","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/studentresources\/daca\/","title":{"rendered":"Deferred Action for Child Arrivals (DACA)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Keep in mind that DACA is NOT the DREAM Act. DACA allows undocumented immigrants an opportunity to&nbsp;work and not worry about deportation. Applications can be renewed every two years. To learn more about the Dream Act, click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/studentresources\/ab-540\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">You are eligible for DACA if you:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Were <strong>under the age of 31 as of June 15, 2012<\/strong>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Came to the United States <strong>before reaching your 16th birthday<\/strong>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have <strong>continuously resided in the United States since June 15, 2007<\/strong>, up to the present time;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Were physically present in the United States on June 15, 2012, and at the time of making your request for consideration of deferred action with USCIS;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Entered without inspection before June 15, 2012, or your lawful immigration status expired as of June 15, 2012;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Are currently in school, have graduated or obtained a certificate of completion from high school, have obtained a general education development (GED) certificate, or are an honorably discharged veteran of the Coast Guard or Armed Forces of the United States; and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Have not been convicted of a felony, significant misdemeanor, three or more other misdemeanors, and do not otherwise pose a threat to national security or public safety.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Individuals can call USCIS at 1-800-375-5283 with questions or to request more information on the deferred action for childhood arrivals process or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/\">www.uscis.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For DACA\u00a0resources, click on the links below:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/immigrantsandiego.org\/category\/community-resources\/daca\/\">Dreamer Assistance Network (through SDIRC)<\/a><\/strong><br>Holds free DACA application workshops and sessions throughout San Diego County.&nbsp; North County location is at MiraCosta College.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilrc.org\/daca\"><strong>Immigrant Legal Resource<\/strong> <strong>Center<\/strong><\/a><br>A national nonprofit resource center that provides immigration legal trainings, technical assistance, and educational materials, and engages in advocacy and immigrant civic engagement to advance immigrant rights.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/immigrationimpact.com\/category\/immigration-benefits-and-relief\/daca-dapa\/\">Immigrant Impact<\/a><\/strong><br>Updates on DACA\/DAPA<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nafsa.org\/Resource_Library_Assets\/Regulatory_Information\/DACA_Resource_Page__For_International_Student_Advisers_and_Education_Abroad_Advisers\/\">National Association for Foreign Student Affairs (NAFSA)<\/a><br>DACA Resource page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keep in mind that DACA is NOT the DREAM Act. DACA allows undocumented immigrants an opportunity to&nbsp;work and not worry about deportation. Applications can be renewed every two years. To learn more about the Dream Act, click here. You are eligible for DACA if you: Individuals can call USCIS at 1-800-375-5283 with questions or to&hellip; <a class=\"continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/studentresources\/daca\/\">Continue Reading<span> Deferred Action for Child Arrivals (DACA)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":229,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-66","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"featured_image_src":null,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P6SoZT-14","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/studentresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/66","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/studentresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/studentresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/studentresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/229"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/studentresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/studentresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/66\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1072,"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/studentresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/66\/revisions\/1072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/studentresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}