Deadline to renew DACA Thursday

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Thursday is the deadline for those who came to the U.S. as children to renew their DACA application. It allows hundreds of thousands of undocumented immigrants to obtain work permits that last two years. Since the program launched, it has benefited more than 800,000 recipients including more than 124,000 Texans.
Once the program ends in two years, employers are bracing for thousands to lose their jobs in industries like technology, medical and engineering. Meanwhile a