Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program 

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• A federal court in Texas has caused a stir in the United States by finding that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which was launched by former President Barack Obama in 2012, is unlawful since it was never formally recognized by Congress. 

About DACA: 

• The DACA programme is a US immigration policy that provides more rights to immigrants who were brought into the country illegally as youngsters. They can apply for a two-year deferred action from deportation under this programme, which is renewable. 

• DACA recipients are also eligible for work permits in the United States. 

• The DACA program doesn’t provide a pathway to citizenship. Instead, it is a way of fending off the fear of deportation for those who entered illegally as minors.