Tagged #deferred-action
Every article we've published on this topic, sorted by the agency's own announcement date.
DHS Proposes Restrictions on Discretionary Employment Authorization for Parolees, Deferred Action, and Removal Cases
DHS published a proposed rule that would restrict employment authorization eligibility for paroled aliens, deferred action recipients, and individuals with final removal orders, imposing stricter discretionary review standards.
USCIS Proposes Major Tightening of Discretionary Work Permit Rules
DHS published a proposed rule that would restrict employment authorization for parolees, deferred-action recipients, and aliens with final removal orders, imposing new economic-necessity tests and automatic-termination rules.
USCIS Narrows Deferred Action Standard: What Practitioners Need to Know
On May 8, 2026, USCIS updated its Policy Manual to restrict deferred action to extraordinary cases requiring individual review. Learn what changed and how it affects your clients.
USCIS Policy Alert: Deferred Action Standards Tightened for DACA and Beyond
USCIS issued a Policy Alert on May 8, 2026, recharacterizing deferred action as an extraordinary use of prosecutorial discretion, with immediate effect on pending and future DACA renewals. Key implications for practitioners and clients.
USCIS Narrows Deferred Action to Extraordinary Cases—Policy Alert Raises Bar for DACA Renewals
USCIS Policy Alert PA-2026-01 reframes deferred action as limited prosecutorial discretion, applying immediately to pending DACA renewals and other DA-based relief. Practitioners must revise filing strategy.
DACA Reopening for New Applicants Remains Pending Court Approval
After Fifth Circuit ruling and DOJ filing, DACA processing may resume for new applicants nationwide—but only outside Texas. Judge Hanen's decision on implementation is pending.
Federal Government Files Plan to Resume DACA New Applications Nationwide
DOJ proposes reopening DACA to new applicants in 49 states while limiting work permits in Texas, subject to federal court approval in ongoing Texas v. United States litigation.
I-765 (c)(33): DACA Renewals, the 2022 Final Rule, and the Fifth Circuit
DACA is in renewal-only posture. Initial requests are accepted but not processed; renewal EADs are granted in two-year increments. Here is the litigation status, the renewal window, and the documentary record.
Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA): the policy framework, the 2022 final rule, and the litigation landscape
How DACA works as an exercise of prosecutorial discretion under DHS, what the August 2022 final rule changed, and where the Texas v. United States litigation has left the program's enforcement posture.