The Department of Homeland Security has rescinded the November 2014 memo that would have expanded Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and would have offered deferred action to certain parents of U.S. citizens and lawful permanent residents.  These programs never went into effect, as an injunction was issued by a federal district court in Texas before they could be implemented.  The original DACA program remains intact.  Though not entirely unexpected, this announcement still comes as a disappointment to all of the families that hoped to benefit from the expansion of deferred action.

The announcement can be found here: 

https://www.dhs.gov/news/2017/06/15/rescission-memorandum-providing-deferred-action-parents-americans-and-lawful

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