Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
Help for current DACA recipients
- This is a rapidly changing program. Please check with US. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for the most current information.
- DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) program was created in 2012 to give some young people who came to the U.S. as children temporary protection from deportation and access to a work permit.
- On September 13, 2023, a federal judge ruled that DACA is unlawful, but did not end the program. The decision is expected to be appealed and will likely may reach the U.S. Supreme Court. The current federal administration may also take steps to eliminate DACA.
- This decision means there are no changes for existing DACA recipients at this time. Current DACA recipients will keep their protections and work permits, and DACA renewals will continue. Anyone who currently has DACA or who has had DACA in the past year is still eligible to renew. However, no first-time applications are being granted at this time.
If you want to renew DACA, contact one of the organizations below to request an appointment.
| Organization Name | URL | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Amigos de Guadalupe Center for Justice and Empowerment | amigoscenter.com | (408) 341-6080 |
| Asian Law Alliance | asianlawalliance.org/legal-services/ | (408) 287-9710 |
| Center for Employment Training - CET-ICP | cet-icp.org | (408) 534-5451 |
| Centro de Ayuda Legal para Inmigrantes (CALI) | cali-immigration.org | (650) 938- 4041 |
| Community Legal Services in East Palo Alto | clsepa.org/about/ | (650) 326-6440 |
| Council on American-Islamic Relations | ca.cair.com | (408) 986-9874 |
| International Rescue Committee (San Jose) | rescue.org/united-states/san-jose-ca | (408) 277-0255 |
| Immigration Institute of the Bay Area (Fremont) | iibayarea.org/offices/fremont/ | (510) 894-3639 |
| Immigration Institute of the Bay Area (Redwood City) | iibayarea.org/offices/redwood-city/ | (650) 780-7530 |
| Oasis Legal Services (for LGBTQ+ community) | oasislegalservices.org | (510) 666-6687 |
Pars Equality Center | parsequalitycenter.org | (408) 261-6405 |
| Santa Clara University, Katharine and George Alexander Community Law Ctr | law.scu.edu | (408) 288-7030 |
| Step Forward Foundation | stepfwd.org | (408) 915-8698 |
Senior Adults Legal Assistance-SALA | s393914827.initial-website.com | (408) 295-5991 |
| Services, Immigrant Rights & Education Network (SIREN) | sirenimmigrantrights.org | (408) 453-3003 |
| Catholic Charities of Santa Clara County | San Jose: (408) 468-0100; (408) 944-0691 Gilroy: Immigration legal services: (408) 842-4808 Citizenship Services: (408) 914-8337 |