Seven beneficiaries of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, studying at Tuscon's Pima Community College, have been granted scholarships from the Fundación Mexico. The youngsters received the awards at a ceremony at the Mexican consulate in the Arizona city, Tucson News Now reported.

DACA, a program created by President Barack Obama's June 2012 executive action, allows eligible undocumented immigrant youths to apply for temporary protection from deportation on renewable two-year cycles. Requirements include an age limit of 31 and that the migrants entered the United States before June 15, 2007.

Many young immigrants, who were brought into the country by their parents, have benefited from the deferred action program, and the Tucson scholarships recognize students who -- in spite the challenges they faced due to their status -- have demonstrated commitment, effort and dedication toward strengthening their professional and personal development, the consulate said in a statement.

The Mexican mission will also hold a "DACA Day" event on June 18, during which two immigration attorneys will advise young immigrants on how to apply for the program, as well as beneficiaries on how to renew their participation, it announced on its website.

The Mexican and Guatemalan consulates in San Bernardino, California, meanwhile, last month joined to celebrate the third anniversary of DACA's implementation and urged eligible migrants to claim the benefit, according to the Fontana (California) Herald News.

"It is important for the community to know that DACA is still in force and that consulate offices -- like ours and the Guatemalan, and others -- are making a great effort to disseminate the information needed to apply for the benefit," said Hugo René Oliva Romero, the assigned consul of Mexico in the California city.

More than 600,000 "DREAMers," a term frequently used to undocumented immigrant youths, have already obtained immigration relief through the program, nationwide, according to statistics from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. They have paid some $422 million in fees and are now permitted to legally work, drive and open bank accounts in the country.