Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Applicant Gender, Country, and City Statistics

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrives, also known as “DACA” was a program launched in August 15, 2012 by the administration of President Obama on August 15, 2012. The program is intended to give “Deferred Status” to undocumented individuals that entered the United States before the age of sixteen (16), meaning deportation laws would not be enforced against those that apply and are approved (for a 2-year period that is renewable). The program also gives a successful applicant a work permit (EAD), which allows them to have a legal social security number.

The following Gender, Country of Birth and City of Application information was provided by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, is based on date between August 2012 to September 2013, based on applications that were accepted and approved:

Gender of DACA Applicants:

Country of Birth of Applicants:

US City Where Applicants Applied:

Source: USCIS

Deferred Action (DACA) Illegal Immigrant Proves Presence Through Video Game Recrods

A young man that was brought into the US at age 1, and won approval of the Obama Administration's new Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (D.A.C.A.) program. (Journal Sentinel) Those approved under this program are allowed to remain in the US for two years without fear of removal, renewable for another 2 years. They are also allowed to get a work permit.

As part of the requirements, 5 years of continuous presence is required int he US.  This can be difficult for those that have been out of school for a period of time and that do not have a work history. An innovative attorney used the Video Games records:

"...So he went to see Milwaukee attorney Davorin Odrcic to apply. 

"He met all of the requirements. He had no criminal record, graduated from high school with honors and lived here since the age of 1," said Odrcic. But to qualify a person also has to prove continuous residency in the country since June 2007. That proved problematic. 

Most can provide high school transcripts, work records, rent receipts, medical records or other documents that provide a paper trail to establish continuous residency, he said. Because Muñoz graduated in 2005 and hadn't worked, he didn't have that documentation for 2007 on. He lived at home and didn't have medical records to back up his residency. 

...[the young immigrant[ had an Xbox Live [Video Game] account and, with it, had downloaded demos and games and communicated with other Xbox users. 

"He sent me the proof of this that had his address, his account information and proof of all the games he had downloaded or purchased since 2007. It worked perfectly to establish that he's been here continuously," Odrcic said. 

Along with the pages and pages of video game records, Muñoz included a notarized affidavit stating that he was including "true and correct copies of my Xbox purchase history."

He was able to get his work permit and finally get a driver's license allowing him to live his work and personal life without fear. 

This wonderful new program gives a breath of fresh air and freedom for many young immigrants that dream to live a full life in the U.S.