With an estimated 745,000 eligible people, Mexico was the number one country of origin for people immediately eligible for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) in the United States in 2022. El Salvador trailed behind, but was the country with the second highest population immediately eligible for DACA, with 55,000 people.
Leading countries of origin for the immediately eligible DACA population in the United States in 2022
(in 1,000s)
DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) is an Obama administration immigration policy that grants deferred action status to illegal immigrants who entered the United States before their 16th birthday and before June of 2007, and are currently in school, high school graduates, or were honorably discharged from the military. They must also be under age 31 as of June 15, 2012 and not have been convicted of a felony, severe misdemeanor or three or more misdemeanors. Deferred action status is an immigrant status that can defer deportation indefinitely.
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Migration Policy Institute. (September 30, 2022). Leading countries of origin for the immediately eligible DACA population in the United States in 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/668695/top-10-origin-countries-of-daca-eligible-population-in-the-us/
Migration Policy Institute. "Leading countries of origin for the immediately eligible DACA population in the United States in 2022 (in 1,000s)." Chart. September 30, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/668695/top-10-origin-countries-of-daca-eligible-population-in-the-us/
Migration Policy Institute. (2022). Leading countries of origin for the immediately eligible DACA population in the United States in 2022 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/668695/top-10-origin-countries-of-daca-eligible-population-in-the-us/
Migration Policy Institute. "Leading Countries of Origin for The Immediately Eligible Daca Population in The United States in 2022 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/668695/top-10-origin-countries-of-daca-eligible-population-in-the-us/
Migration Policy Institute, Leading countries of origin for the immediately eligible DACA population in the United States in 2022 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/668695/top-10-origin-countries-of-daca-eligible-population-in-the-us/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Leading countries of origin for the immediately eligible DACA population in the United States in 2022 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Migration Policy Institute, September 30, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/668695/top-10-origin-countries-of-daca-eligible-population-in-the-us/
