Circuit Courts. Once the federal district court has decided a case, the case can be appealed to a United States court of appeal. There are twelve federal circuits that divide the country into different regions. The Fifth Circuit, for example, includes the states of Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi.
DACA applicants had to be younger than 31 years old when the program began. They also had to prove that they had lived in the United States continuously since June 15, 2007, and that they had arrived in the U.S. before the age of 16.
DACA was designed as a last-resort remedy. Itâs meant for immigrants who arrived in the U.S. before the age of 16 and who are pursuing or have successfully completed a secondary education or military service but now find themselves unable to legally work in the U.S. and without any other means to gain lawful immigration status.