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DACA recipients are losing protections and work permits as renewal delays surge
USCIS says enhanced vetting and fingerprint checks have pushed median renewal waits to about 70 days, leaving many recipients unable to work.
- On April 28, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services implemented enhanced vetting requiring re-submission of fingerprint-based background checks through an expanded FBI system, causing significant processing delays for over 500,000 DACA recipients awaiting work permit renewals.
- Immigration lawyers note the agency reinstated a pre-pandemic practice of requiring in-person fingerprints, abandoning existing biometrics on file, driving a 400% to 1000% increase in processing times for renewal applicants.
- Marco, a 26-year-old medical graduate, risks losing his anesthesiology residency this summer because his work permit renewal remains pending since January, while other professionals face unpaid leave or termination.
- The healthcare industry, which relies on 37,000 DACA personnel, faces staffing instability as the Coalition for the American Dream warns that removing these workers could eliminate up to $32 billion in projected lifetime earnings.
- Amid political pressure from Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla, the Department of Homeland Security stated it is now processing certain applications for medical physicians, though the broader backlog continues affecting thousands of applicants.
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Marco, 26, graduated last week from one of the best medical schools in the United States. He found his vocation after witnessing his grandmother’s fight against cancer, and came to work between 40 and...
DACA delays: Recipients are losing protections and work permits as wait times surge
Marco, 26, graduated from one of the country’s top medical schools last week. He found his calling after witnessing his grandmother battle cancer, and he sometimes worked up to 40 to 60 hours a week to afford his education.
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