Through ignorance and often desperation, people in the United States fall into the hands of unwitting lawyers who promise to adjust their immigration status.

“The hope of being legal in that country sometimes blinds many, who end up having to pay thousands of dollars to an immigration attorney or preparer to apply for DACA,” according to Telemundo San Antonio.

A family, of Mexican descent, told the media that they paid more than a thousand dollars to a lawyer who said he had made the request in December 2020 for Joaquín, the son from that marriage.

Before that year, “the federal government was once again accepting DACA applications. But in June 2020, they canceled the program again.”

There we are, in the middle, lost.

Joaquin’s mother

Joaquín was taken to the United States by his parents when he was three years old, according to Telemundo. His dream is to be legal and he has never received DACA.

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Unawareness and scams with DACA

There is confusion among migrants. Telemundo San Antonio points out that “more than two years ago, applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program closed, but dozens of attorneys are still paying attorneys to adjust their status.

According to this news channel, cases like Joaquín’s are becoming more common.

They consulted Esther Valdés, an expert immigration attorney, who told them that many of her clients have gone to other immigration preparers or legal professionals who have promised them a program that does not exist.

“This is despite the fact that a federal judge in Texas last week declared the program illegal, preventing anyone from starting a new application,” they pointed out.

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What’s coming

According to the lawyer, “the only thing they are currently processing are the renewals. If you already have your DACA card, experts recommend that you don’t let it expire as you only have one year to renew it or you could lose it forever.

Last September 12, they reported in EFE that “a federal judge in Texas has rejected an appeal by President Joe Biden’s administration and once again declared the DACA program illegal.

For the time being, the ruling allows the more than 600,000 Dreamers protected from deportation to continue renewing their protection and work permits.

The Spanish agency explained that the ruling, which will most likely be appealed again by the Biden Executive, does not order any measures to be taken against people currently benefiting from DACA, such as deporting them or invalidating them their work permits.

(JO)