Most DACA Participants in Nevada Renew Their Status

Most of the more than 2,000 eligible Nevada participants in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program have renewed their status. According to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Nearly 1,700 people filed their paperwork by the Oct. 5th deadline, and only about 100 people made use of the free legal services that were offered across the state. The program enacted by the Obama administration protected students from deportation who were brought to the country as children and living in the country illegally. President Donald Trump rescinded it but those already enrolled in the program were eligible to renew their permits for another two years