pllc_pollak_logo_orange

DACA Recipients WITH 3 YR EAD CARDS MUST RETURN THEM TO USCIS

Statue_of_Liberty-resized-600In response to the injunction in Texas v. United States, USCIS is requiring individuals with 3-year EADs that were issued after the injunction to return their EADs to USCIS. Note that this does not affect EADs that were issued before the injunction in relation to a Deferred Action Application filed with USCIS 

USCIS sent a letter to affected DACA recipients (daca_letter) who have not yet returned their 3-year EAD, stating "USCIS must receive your EAD by 7/17/15. Failure to return the invalid EAD without good cause may affect your deferred action and employment authorization."

On July 7, 2015, Judge Hanen in the Texas v. United States litigation issued an Order setting a hearing for August 19, 2015, to discuss the 2,000 three-year EADs that were issued. The Order states, "this Court expects the Government to be in full compliance with this Court's injunction. Compliance as to just those aliens living in the Plaintiff  is not full compliance."  USCIS also updated its frequently asked questions page on June 15, 2015.  daca_faq

Related Posts

New DACA Rules Could Bring Big Changes for Dreamers

New DACA Rules Could Bring Big Changes for Dreamers

In August of 2022, new rules were put into place for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. These changes seek to codify many of the current guidelines that wer...

The History of DACA

The History of DACA

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) is an American immigration policy that allows some individuals who were brought to the United States illegally as children to rece...

USCIS Will Now Issue NTA's

USCIS Will Now Issue NTA's

On June 28, 2018, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a policy memorandum on Notices to Appear (Forms I-862, hereinafter “NTAs”). The new NTA poli...