Recent Examples on the WebRecipients enjoy protection from deportation, are allowed to work in the U.S. and are able to receive driver's licenses, among other benefits. Rick Jervis, USA TODAY, 25 Aug. 2022 Thousands of young undocumented immigrants on Wednesday began the process of requesting a two-year waiver from deportation.San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2022 The law provides work authorization and protection from deportation for approximately 650,000 people. Edward Conroy, Forbes, 10 July 2022 Ho also noted that DACA not only protects beneficiaries from deportation, but also gives them access to some benefits, including work permits and driver's licenses. Camilo Montoya-galvez, CBS News, 6 July 2022 Janet Napolitano was secretary of the Department of Homeland Security in 2012 when young immigrant activists persuaded the Obama administration to protect them from deportation.Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2022 In 2012, the Obama administration introduced the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, protecting all eligible immigrants who came to the U.S. as children from deportation. Briana Alvarado, ABC News, 15 June 2022 June 15 is also the 10th anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that shields hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants brought to the US as children from deportation. Andrew Torgan, CNN, 12 June 2022 As a member of the Jewish Council, Van den Bergh, together with his wife and their three daughters, was initially exempt from deportation. Ruth Franklin, The New York Review of Books, 11 May 2022 See More