On DACA’s Termination Date, Path Forward Remains Unclear

March 5 was supposed to be the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, but thanks to a pair of court decisions, it’s still hanging on by a thread.

“In the months ahead, thousands of DACA recipients will be scrambling to file their renewal applications,” and many will see their DACA permits expire before a decision on those renewals, National Immigration Forum Executive Director Ali Noorani told Bloomberg Law March 5. “Individuals will fall out of status” and “lose their work authorization,” he said.

“This is the worst-case scenario for employers” that have come to “depend on these ...