DACA
Help for current DACA recipients.
Schedule an appointment with one of the organizations below to renew DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals).
DACA was created in 2012 to give some undocumented immigrants 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 reach the U.S. Supreme Court. This decision means there are no changes for 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.
Who can help
The organizations below help DACA recipients apply for renewals. Consultations are generally low-cost or free and the application cost may be covered for San Franciscans.
School transcripts are one way to prove residency for your DACA application. Current and former San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) students can request their transcripts for free by emailing: transcripts@sfusd.edu
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Arab Resource & Organizing Center (AROC)
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Asian Pacific Islander Legal Outreach (APILO)
Languages spoken:English Mandarin Cantonese Filipino Vietnamese Korean Japanese Spanish -
Catholic Charities CYO of San Francisco
Languages spoken:English Spanish Portuguese MandarinCall 650.295.2160 www.catholiccharitiessf.org/what-we-do/immigration
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Central American Resource Center (CARECEN)
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Dolores Street Community Services (DSCS)
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Immigration Institute of the Bay Area (IIBA)
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Jubilee Immigration Advocates
Languages spoken:English Cantonese Mandarin Filipino Spanish French Vietnamese -
Justice & Diversity Center-Homeless Advocacy Project
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LGBT Asylum Project
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La Raza Centro Legal (LRCL)
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Legal Services for Children
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We Rise SF Labor Center for Immigrant Justice
Languages spoken:English Spanish Cantonese Mandarin ArabicCall 415-440-8798 sflaborcouncil.org/community-services/2417-2