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Officials expected 154,000 applications for the two-year renewals. But only 122,000 applications had been received by the deadline. The final numbers won’t be available until late next week at the earliest, according to USCIS.
Under former President Barack Obama’s 2012 DACA amnesty, almost 800,000 illegal aliens applied and were allowed to remain in the United States. They were also given two-year work permits. However, many have dropped out of the amnesty program, leaving roughly 690,000 were enrolled in September.
The October 5 date was the last chance for existing beneficiaries to renew their two-year permits. The DACA permits will start expiring in March 2018, and all will expired by March 2020.
USCIS did not explain the 21 percent drop, but federal officials promised to implement a more rigorous security check than allowed by Obama’s deputies.