Thursday, September 21, 2017
DACA Recipients Scramble to Reapply, But Not All are Eligible
At a meeting in Jackson Heights, under the rumble of the 7 train, about 40 DACA recipients learned that their fate in this country depends on one date: March 5, 2018.
Anyone whose authorization expires after that date is not allowed to reapply to work in the U.S. legally and avoid deportation, because President Trump plans to rescind Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals unless Congress acts before March 5th.
Those whose authorizations expire before March 5th can reapply for two more years of DACA. The cost is $495. But they have to do so quickly, because Trump only gave them until October 5th for the government to receive their forms. . .