Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

Primary Sources

• Laws
  • Title 8, Aliens and Nationality, in:
    1. United States Code
       [KF62 2012 A2]
       Available at: SCLL
    2. United States Code Annotated
       [KF65 U5]
       Available at: SCLL, 5th
    3. United States Code Service
       [KF65 U8]
       Available at: SCLL, K
• Memorandums
  1. June 15, 2012 from Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano (Establishes DACA)
  2. September 5, 2017 from Acting Secretary, Elaine C. Duke (Rescinds the June 15, 2012 memo)

Secondary Sources

• Treatises
  1. Bender’s Immigration Bulletin
     [KF4819 G64]
     Available at: SCLL
     Includes the latest in immigration news, case digests, regulations, and government documents. 
  2. Immigration law and procedure, rev. ed.
     [KF4819 G65]
     Available at: SCLL
     Includes comprehensive coverage of immigration and nationality law, including analysis along with primary source materials.
  3. Immigration law service, 2d.
     [KF4819 I45]
     Available at: SCLL
     Provides information on immigration or naturalization situations, as well as the INA, relevant statutes, and agency guidance.
  4. Immigration law and defense
     [KF4819 N21]
     Available at: SCLL
     Follows the progress of a typical immigration case; also includes official forms.
• Encyclopedias
  1. American Jurisprudence, 2d
     [KF154 A42]
     Subject Heading: Aliens and Citizens
  2. Corpus Juris Secundum
     [KF154 C81]
     Subject Heading: Aliens
• Finding Aids/Indexes
  1. Hawaii Digest
     [KFH57 H31]
     Topic: Aliens, Immigration, & Citizenship
     Key Numbers: 100-799
  2. Kānāwai
     Online public access catalog of the Hawai‘i State Law Library System
     Keywords: Immigration; Immigration law
  3. LexisAdvance (online database)
     Under “Practice Area or Industry,” choose “Immigration”
• Agencies & Organizations
  • Hawai‘i Immigrant Justice Center
    924 Bethel Street
    Honolulu, HI 96813
    536-4302 (O‘ahu)
    800-449-4302 (Neighbor Islands)
  • Immigrant Resource Centers
    1. Kuhio Park Terrace Family Center
       1485 Linapuni Street, Suite 105
       Honolulu, HI  96819
       841-6177 (O‘ahu)
    2. Susannah Wesley Community Center
       1117 Kaili Street
       Honolulu, HI 96819
       847-1535 (O‘ahu)
    3. Child & Family Service
       2970 Kele Street, Suite 203
       Lihue, HI 96766
       245-5914 (Kaua‘i)
    4. Catholic Charities
       62 Kinoole Street
       Hilo, HI 96720
       961-7030 (Hawai‘i Island)
  • Office of the Citizenship & Immigration Services Ombudsman
    Mail Stop 0180
    Washington, D.C. 20528
    (855) 882-8100 (Toll-free)
    Email: cisombudsman@hq.dhs.gov
  • Pacific Gateway Center
    723-C Umi Street
    Honolulu, HI 96819
    851-7010 (O‘ahu)
  • U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services
    500 Ala Moana Blvd, Suite 2-400
    Honolulu, HI 96813
    687-6300 (O‘ahu)
• Internet Resources
  • American Immigration Council
  • DACA Rescission Fact Sheet from Department of Homeland Security
  • DACA FAQ from Department of Homeland Security
  • Here to Stay (ran by immigrant youth)
  • hiDACA
  • immi (Immigrant Advocates Network)
  • Immigrant Legal Resource Center
  • Informed Immigrant (immigrant-rights organization)
  • List of DACA Court Cases
  • LexisNexis Legal Newsroom (Immigration Law)
  • National Immigration Law Center
  • National Immigration Project
  • National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights
  • Office of Community Services (OCS) Hawaii Handbook for Immigrants
  • United We Dream (national immigrant youth-led organization)
  • U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants