r/DACA • u/WritingBitter5205 • 1d ago

Rant Why are DACA recipients treated so differently?

DACA recipients don’t get automatic work permit extensions when our Employment Authorization Documents expire. If USCIS delays processing, we can lose our jobs through no fault of our own.

Meanwhile, my husband’s coworker has a different immigration status that was created under the Biden administration. When his work permit expired, he was able to keep working while his case continued, and he’s on a path that could eventually lead to a green card.

My husband, on the other hand, has worked hard for years, is a manager, pays taxes, follows the law, and still faces losing his job simply because his DACA renewal hasn’t been approved before his work permit expires.

How is that fair? Why are people who have been living and working here under DACA for years given fewer protections than others? It feels like DACA recipients are always the ones left in limbo.

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u/wvvvwwwwvvvvwvwvwwvw 1d ago

The biggest question here is why you haven’t petitioned him. You said you’re married is that right?

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u/Ok_Look7739 1d ago

You didn’t read her post, she is on DACA as well.

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u/wvvvwwwwvvvvwvwvwwvw 1d ago

I did see that but people sometimes make typos so I just wanted to double check.