DHS Memo

On August 24, the Biden Administration issued a final rule on the DACA program, which will take effect on October 31, with the goal to "preserve and fortify" the DACA program. The administration's memorandum about the rule includes citations to academic research on DACA, including work by UC Davis Sociology professors and GMC affiliates, Erin Hamilton and Caitlin Patler. 

It is important to note that this rule does not change the current parameters of DACA or save the program from ongoing challenges in federal court. Instead, the rule is an effort to better define the DACA program. Efforts by immigrants' rights activists to expand the program and win a permanent path to citizenship and inclusion are ongoing. 

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