Before the end of June this year, the Supreme Court of the United States of America will be released to the public its decision about the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, also known as DACA. The decision of the country's Supreme Court will affect more or less 649,070 immigrants in the United States. According to a recent article, at least one-fourth of the total immigrants who will be affected by the decision involving DACA are Californian residents. 

The Influence of the Pandemic on the Decision of the Supreme Court

According to the article, there could be a possibility that the novel coronavirus can affect the decision of the Supreme Court involving the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program. One reason for this is the contribution of immigrants under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program to the healthcare industry. It said that putting an end to the DACA program could significantly affect the country's fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The DACA Program

According to an article, the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program was established during the leadership of former president Barack Obama in June 2012. The program was used to prevent the deportation of immigrants in the United States who arrived in the country as minors. 

However, it should be noted that DACA does not grant immigrants a legal status that leads them to acquire citizenship in the country. Still, the DACA program lets them stay in the country, acquire permits to work, get a driver's license, and prevent deportation in the United States. 

According to an article, some immigrant teenagers would only find out that they were illegal immigrants when they found out that they do not possess Social Security numbers and were not permitted to get their driver's license. Also, it spoke about DACA program participants to be allowed to stay in the United States of America without being threatened to face deportation. The program can be renewed after the lapse of two years. 

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DACA Program Recipients

According to the article, there have been more or less 787, 580 immigrants who were granted to be recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program.

To be a recipient of the DACA program, immigrants should have arrived in the country before they turned 16, starting June 15, 2007. Those who were 30 years old when the program was started in 2012 are not allowed to apply for the program. With these criteria, applicants are required to prove that they had lived in the United States during the period stated above. Also, they need to provide proof of identity and education. 

Additionally, the applicants will be subjected to a background and other biometric checks to have a record of their biological features, the article added.